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Registration number
1396
Status
National Historic Fleet
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Dudley
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Web address
http://www.bmag.org.uk/
Construction
Builder
Fellows, Morton & Clayton, Saltley Dock
Built in
1915
Hull material
Iron
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Petrol
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
6.98 feet
(2.13m)
Depth
2.98 feet
(0.91m)
Length: Overall
69.97 feet
(21.34m)
History
PEACOCK was built as a flyboat for Fellows, Morton & Clayton at Saltley, Birmingham in 1915. She worked with their northern fleet until nationalisation in 1948. She was then sold and used as a tug and a houseboat between 1952 and 1993 when it was bought by Birmingham Museums.
Now on display at the Black Country Living Museum, PEACOCK has been described as being in the most original condition of any of the FMC boats: never converted or altered, she still has most of the original fittings. The engine dates from the 1920s and is a 15hp Bolinder.
We are currently seeking further information on this National Historic Fleet vessel. If you have any details about this vessel past or present, please contact us.
Key dates
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1915
Built by Fellows, Morton and Clayton of Saltey Dock, Birmingham as a commercial narrow boat
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1915-1948
Carried commercial cargo
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1952-1993
Worked as a towing vessel
-
1993
Purchased by the Birmingham Museum of Science & Industry and displayed on occasion at the Black Country Living Museum
Grants
-
September 2014
A Sustainability Award of £1000 for remedial work was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships
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