Registration number 2091
Status Registered
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Bellatrix - stern view looking forward
Bellatrix - deck hatch
Bellatrix - cabin
Bellatrix - engine view
Bellatrix and Zebu

Previous names

  • 1938 - 1965 Wulfruna Tug

Details

Function Cargo Vessel
Subfunction Narrow Boat
Location Staffs and Worcester Canal
Current use Private use
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in 1935
Hull material Iron
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Inboard diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
7.01 feet (2.14m)
Depth
2.80 feet (0.85m)
Length: Overall
71.50 feet (21.81m)

History

Built in 1935 by W J Yarwood of Northwich for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company, BELLATRIX is a narrow boat of composite construction with a diesel engine by Russell of Newbury, model DM2. In 1938, she was sold by the GUCCC to Wulfuna Coal Company at Wolverhampton and used as a tug, towing two boats from the Cannock coalfields on a daily basis. She was bought by her present owner in 1965 and converted into a passenger boat on the Staffs and Worcs Canal.

In 1983 she was restored to her original condition and has since visited museums and waterside events and does so to the present day. She is as near to her original condition as possible, retaining most of her original fittings and her original engine.

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