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Registration number
1805
Status
National Historic Fleet
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Morcombe
Current use
Museum based
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Web address
www.canalrivertrust.org.uk
Construction
Builder
Walker, W H & Brothers, Rickmansworth
Built in
1936
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
6.98 feet
(2.13m)
Length: Overall
71.44 feet
(21.79m)
History
MEROPE was built by Walker Bros, Rickmansworth in 1936 for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Co. and paired with MERAK. In 1941 she was sold to Stanton Coal & Iron Co. and has subsequently had several owners and a change of name. She is now re-united with MERAK at the Boat Museum where she is stored in an offsite secure location and maintained in a stable condition. Her current engine is a 4-stroke Bolinder diesel, model 1052 (the original would have been a National 2cy diesel).
Although this vessel is on the National Historic Fleet, we are currently lacking information on this particular vessel. If you have any information on this vessel past or present, please contact us.
Key dates
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1936
Built by Walker Bros. of Rickmansworth for the Grand Union Canal and paired with MERAK
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1941
Sold to Stanton Coal & Iron Co., followed by several other owners under a changed name
-
2012
Reunited with MERAK afloat at the Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port
Grants
-
August 2016
Awarded by ACE Museum Resilience Fund of £313k for storage, lifting and moving priority boats and reinstatement of the dry dock at Ellesmere Port.
Own this vessel?
If you are the owner of this vessel and would like to provide more details or updated information, please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk
