Registration number 2585
Status Registered
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Friar Tuck - starboard view
Friar Tuck - undergoing restoration
Friar Tuck, towing Leicester Trader

Details

Function Service Vessel
Subfunction Tug
Location Newark-on-Trent
Current use Private use
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Cook, James W, Wivenhoe
Built in 1952
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Inboard diesel
Boiler type None

Dimensions

Length: Overall
40.00 feet (12.19m)
Breadth: Beam
19.00 feet (5.79m)
Depth
5.00 feet (1.52m)
Tonnage: Gross
11.00

History

FRIAR TUCK was built for the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive which became British Waterways.  She was in service until 2010 and was based at Newark-on-Trent mainly towing, dredging hoppers and undertaking other maintenance work.

The vessel has been used to demonstrate Trent towage by moving the Newark Heritage barge LEICESTER TRADER for an open day.  In 2012, she took part in a television documentary to transport presenter Tom Cunliffe to the LEICESTER TRADER.

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