Registration number 1806
Status Registered
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Phoebe in 2007 at Ellesmere Port
PHOEBE lighter - interior view
Phoebe at Ellesmere Port in 2007

Details

Function Cargo Vessel
Subfunction Barge
Location Morcombe
Current use Ongoing conservation
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No
Info required Yes

Construction

Built in 1945
Hull material Iron
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Towed
Primary engine type None
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
6.98 feet (2.13m)
Length: Overall
71.97 feet (21.95m)

History

PHOEBE is a narrowboat or dayboat, built for the Birmingham Canal Navigations. Her hull is made from riveted wrought iron plates and she has a pointed bow with a raked curved stem and a pointed stern. She carried hot, cropped tube ends and was known as a 'hotholer'. She is currently in poor condition, being badly corroded and damaged.

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