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Registration number
2408
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Harefield
Vessel type
Star Class Small Northwich
Current use
Community Vessel
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
Yes
Web address
www.hna.uk.org.uk
Construction
Builder
Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in
1935
Hull material
Steel
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
7.00 feet
(2.14m)
Depth
3.50 feet
(1.07m)
Length: Overall
72.00 feet
(21.96m)
History
PISCES is a Star Class Small Northwich, a Narrow Boat built in 1935 by W J Yarwood of Northwich. She is of steel plate construction and has a Lister HA2 diesel engine. During her working life on the canals she served as a fire boat during World War II. For the past thirty years the vessel has been used as a Community Narrowboat based at Harefield on the Grand Union Canal.
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