Details
Construction
Dimensions
History
MARBURY was built circa 1900 as a towed icebreaker and was used on the Shropshire Union Canal. Her hull is carvel built with oak frames and planking covered with sheet metal. The vessel was recued from the Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal by the Shropshire Union Canal Society. Now based at The Boat Museum at Ellesmere Port, MARBURY is in good condition having been rebuilt with a new deck in 1998.
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Key dates
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c1900
Vessel built for use as a towed ice breaker on the Shropshire Union Canal
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c1970
Vessel was abandoned in the Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal
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1972
Rescued by the Shropshire Union Canal Society
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1980
Vessel became part of the Boat Museum collection at Ellesmere Port
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1988
Underwent restoration and rebuild, including a new deck
Sources
Brouwer, Norman J, International Register of Historic Ships, Anthony Nelson, pp161, Edition 2, 1993
The Boat Museum, The Boat Museum
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