Registration number 1113
Status Registered
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Kennet at Northwich
Kennet - bow view, moored
Kennet at Sprotborough, 2014
KENNET TUG - Stern view looking forward. Ref:96/1/1/21.
bow view starboard side
Kennet in the 1960s
Kennet in dock - finished - stern
Kennet on dock
Kennet on dock - bow

Details

Function Service Vessel
Subfunction Tug
Location Northwich
Current use Private use
Available to hire Yes
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Pollock, J Son & Co Ltd, Faversham
Built in 1931
Hull material Steel
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
8.98 feet (2.74m)
Depth
3.50 feet (1.07m)
Length: Overall
35.38 feet (10.79m)

History

KENNET was built in 1931 to work for the Thames Conservancy towing barges between Brentford and Reading.  Formerly, her appearance had been presented to resemble the 'STAR' tug from the children's TV series 'Tugs'.  However, in more recent years the current owner has carried out some restoration work to return her to her original appearance, as much as possible.

The engine is a Gardner 4LW, installed in 2012.  The original, a Gardner 3J5, of similar horsepower, was removed in the 1950s.

Normally based around the River Weaver and other North-West inland waters, though currently 'touring' the Yorkshire waterways.  Source: Current owner, July 2014

Sources

McCall, Bernard, Tugs Around Britain, Bernard McCall, 1996

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