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Built 1873 by Birmingham Canal Company, a hand operated spoon dredger of riveted iron construction; she now has a welded steel bottom and has always been manually propelled. After a long life as a Birmingham Canal Navigation maintenance vessel she finally came out of service in 1985 and is now the sole survivor of 4 maintenace boats built for the BCN. The present owner, a retired BCN boat builder, is undertaking a full restoration to working condition and plans to loan her to the Black Country Museum as an educational facility as well as a working display vessel.
Built by Birmingham Canal Navigation Company
Retired from active work on canals
Vessel in care of Black Country Living Museum and on public display
If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk
National Historic Ships UK acknowledges the financial support of its sponsors