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Registration number
3757
Status
Registered
paula.palmer
Previous names
- 1958 - 2009 Tarway
- 2009 - 2011 Starway
- 2011 - 2023 Tarway
Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Brentford
Vessel type
Coastal
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Berwick Shipyard
Built in
1957
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Number of decks
2
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
18.04 feet
(5.50m)
Depth
3.28 feet
(1.00m)
Air Draft
13.78 feet
(4.20m)
Length: Overall
82.02 feet
(25.00m)
History
Completed in Berwick Shipyard April 1958, as an 83’ liquid tar tanker. The vessel was designed to carry a crew of three and was originally equipped with an electrically driven Albany pump capable of discharging 6,000 gallons per hour from four oil-tight cargo tanks fitted with heating coils. Powered by a Gardner 5L3 engine, Tarway developed a speed of 7 knots. Its original purpose was to transport tar from Southampton to the Isle of Wight gasworks, and then later converted to haul building materials.
In 2006 TARWAY was operating under its original name as a dredger based on the Solent having previously been based at Teignmouth while in the ownership of Pike-Ward. In 2009 it had been sold to a private owner based at Maldon, Essex under the name Starway.
In November 2011 it was purchased by the present owner in partnership with Mr Buikuizen and converted to a four bedroom home before moving to its current location on Lots Ait in Brentford, West London.
Key dates
- 2011-11-05 Conversion from work boat to a home began.
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