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Registration number
1390
Status
National Historic Fleet
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Lighter
Location
Ellesmere Port
Vessel type
Lighter
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Wates Building Group Limited, Barrow in Furness
Built in
1944
Hull material
Concrete
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Towed
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
18.00 feet
(5.49m)
Length: Overall
79.93 feet
(24.38m)
History
FCB18 is one of hundreds of barges made of ferro-concrete during the first and second World Wars to economise on wood and steel. Very little is known of her working life as such vessels were widely seen and unregarded. However it is thought she would have regularly plied her trade as a dumb barge on the Manchester Ship Canal. The vessel is now an exhibit at the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port.
We are currently seeking further information on this National Historic Fleet vessel. If you have any details about this vessel past or present, please contact us.
Sources
The Boat Museum, The Boat Museum
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