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Registration number
2067
Status
Registered
a12admin
Previous names
- MB no 3
- No 6
Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Morcombe
Vessel type
Horse Drawn
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Web address
www.canalrivertrust.org.uk
Construction
Builder
Braithwaite & Kirk, West Bromwich
Built in
1912
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Towed
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
7.00 feet
(2.14m)
Depth
4.00 feet
(1.22m)
Length: Overall
71.60 feet
(21.84m)
History
ILKESTON was built for Fellows, Morton and Clayton, but was sold to Manchester Ship Canal Company in 1945 for use as a mud hopper on the Bridgewater Canal. She was purchased by Nottingham Canal Museum in 1987 and transferred to Ellesmere Port in 1999.
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