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Registration number
3649
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Previous names
- 1926 Mercury
Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Harefield
Vessel type
Horse Drawn
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in
1925
Hull material
Iron
Propulsion
Towed
Primary engine type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
0.92 feet
(0.28m)
Depth
2.00 feet
(0.61m)
Air Draft
6.00 feet
(1.83m)
Length: Overall
70.50 feet
(21.49m)
Tonnage: Gross
30.00
History
Built for Midlands and Coast, the hull style was copied from the Fellows, Morton, and Clayton (Josher) boats previously built by Yarwoods. Built with a forecabin, it was health registered at Wolverhampton, allocated number 1120 in 13/06/1926. 01/07/1926 – gauged by Birmingham Canal Navigation Co. at Tipton, allocated number 1173 1/07/1938 - Sold to FMC along with the rest of the Midlands and Coast Fleet. 08/1943 - Sold to Samuel Barlow Coal Company Ltd, Birmingham. 1970 - 1988 Foxton Boat Services as a camper paried with OWL. 1988 to 1989 – MERCURY sold to Marjorie Calvin for use as a horse drawn trip boat on the western end of the Kennet and Avon Canal. Converted to live aboard, and is still converted 'under cloth'.
Key dates
- 1926-02-26 Probably launch date, handed over to Midland and Coast.
- 1926-06-13 Health Registration, Wolverhampton 1120
- 1938-07-01 Sold to FMC
- 1943-08-01 sold to Samuel Barlow Coal Company Ltd., Birmingham.
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