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Registration number
350
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Ivinghoe
Current use
Unknown
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Walker, W H & Brothers, Rickmansworth
Built in
1934
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)
Tonnage: Gross
17.00
History
Built 1934, ARCTURUS is a narrow boat barge with a capacity for 54 passengers. Based at Watford, she operates public and charter cruises on the Grand Union Canal.
We are currently lacking information on this particular vessel. If you have any information on this vessel past or present, please contact us.
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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