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Registration number
283
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Radcot
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Built in
1936
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
71.97 feet
(21.95m)
History
Built 1936, BATTERSEA is a river vessel with the capacity for 48 passengers. She operates on the Upper Thames based at Radcot and cruises as far upstream as Lechlade – a 6 hour journey. She is also available for charter cruises of between 2 and 8 hours.
We are lacking information on this particular vessel. If you have any information on this vessel past or present, please contact us
Key dates
-
1936
Date of build, builder unknown
-
1936
Vessel used as trip boat on ther Upper Thames
-
2011
Acquired by new owners
Sources
Hamer, Geoffrey, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles, G P Hamer, 1995
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