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Registration number
2083
Status
Registered
a12admin
Previous names
- 1981 - 2007 Kim G
Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Vessel type
Sheffield Keel
Current use
Ongoing conservation
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Scarr, Henry Ltd, Hessle
Built in
1923
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
14.82 feet
(4.52m)
Length: Overall
59.97 feet
(18.29m)
History
Built in 1923 by Henry Scarr Limited of Hessle, HUNT'S KIM is a Sheffield keel barge with a Gardner 6LW diesel engine. She was originally a sailing work barge and was re-registered in 1946 as a motor barge. Some time in the 1980s her hull was steeled over and a large wheelhouse fitted; she was then used as a floating workshop. She was later sold and used as a pier to moor dredgers on the River Humber. Eventually, she was left to deteriorate for 8 years at Goole where she was found by her present owner who is fitting her out as a pleasure craft.
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