Registration number
3639
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Previous names
- 1923 Ril Elsie
Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Newark-on-Trent
Vessel type
Dumb Lighter
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Scarr, Henry Ltd, Hessle
Built in
1923
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
17.50 feet
(5.33m)
Depth
7.00 feet
(2.13m)
Air Draft
10.00 feet
(3.05m)
Length: Overall
95.00 feet
(28.96m)
History
RIL ELSIE is an un-powered lighter built by Henry Scarr Ltd. in 1923 for Rishworth, Ingleby & Lofthouse and used for trading on the River Humber and connecting waterways.
She was sold out of service in 1980 to become a public house based at Newark Wharf on the River Trent.
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Key dates
-
1923
Vessel built by Henry Scarr Ltd. in Hessle, Yorkshire
-
December 1980
Vessel opened as a public house at Newark on Trent
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