Registration number 478
Status National Historic Fleet
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Marbury at Ellesmere Port, 2007
Marbury at Ellesmere Port, 2007, stern view
Marbury at Ellesmere Port, 2007
Marbury - bow view
Marbury, starboard quarter
Marbury, interior view, 2007
bow facing

Details

Function Service Vessel
Subfunction Icebreaker
Location Morcombe
Current use Museum based
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No
Info required Yes

Construction

Built in 1900
Hull material Wood
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Towed
Primary engine type None
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
6.89 feet (2.10m)
Depth
3.61 feet (1.10m)
Length: Overall
40.98 feet (12.50m)

History

MARBURY was built circa 1900 as a towed icebreaker and was used on the Shropshire Union Canal. Her hull is carvel built with oak frames and planking covered with sheet metal. The vessel was recued from the Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal by the Shropshire Union Canal Society. Now based at The Boat Museum at Ellesmere Port, MARBURY is in good condition having been rebuilt with a new deck in 1998.

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Key dates

  • c1900

    Vessel built for use as a towed ice breaker on the Shropshire Union Canal
  • c1970

    Vessel was abandoned in the Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal
  • 1972

    Rescued by the Shropshire Union Canal Society
  • 1980

    Vessel became part of the Boat Museum collection at Ellesmere Port
  • 1988

    Underwent restoration and rebuild, including a new deck

Sources

Brouwer, Norman J, International Register of Historic Ships, Anthony Nelson, pp161, Edition 2, 1993  
The Boat Museum, The Boat Museum

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