Registration number
696
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Icebreaker
Location
Madeley
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Web address
www.ironbridge.org.uk
Construction
Built in
1870
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Towed
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
42.10 feet
(12.51m)
Breadth: Beam
7.00 feet
(2.13m)
Depth
6.80 feet
(2.07m)
History
Boats like MIDDLEWICH were used for clearing frozen canals; ice to the sides was cracked by rocking the boat and at the same time ice ahead was split by hauling the stem bodily into it. MIDDLEWICH is currently exhibited at Blists Victorian Town, Ironbridge.
Sources
Sullivan, Dick, Old Ships, Boats and Maritime Museums, Coracle Books, 1978
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