Registration number 107
Status Registered
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Bacup alongside
BACUP. Motor cargo vessel - stern
Bacup alongside at Ellesmere Port
Stern view of Bacup
Bacup on deck - seen from the stern
Bacup on display at Ellesmere Port

Details

Function Cargo Vessel
Subfunction Barge
Location Ellesmere Port
Current use Museum based
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in 1934
Hull material Iron
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
14.66 feet (4.47m)
Length: Overall
61.97 feet (18.90m)

History

Built 1934 by Yarwoods, Northwich, BACUP is a motor barge which was employed on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Originally powered by a Widdop engine and later by a Lister diesel, she has an iron hull and remained in service until 1982. She is now preserved afloat at The National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port

Sources

Brouwer, Norman J, International Register of Historic Ships,  Anthony Nelson, pp135, Edition 2, 1993 
The Boat Museum, The Boat Museum

Own this vessel?

If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk