Registration number 1993
Status Registered
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Almighty (& Kestrel) - in the snow (photo comp entry)
Bird's eye view of Almighty

Previous names

  • 1936 - 1941 Grus
  • 1941 - 1965 Cecil

Details

Function Cargo Vessel
Subfunction Narrow Boat
Location Hanham
Current use Private use
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Walker, W H & Brothers, Rickmansworth
Built in 1936
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Inboard diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam
7.05 feet (2.15m)
Depth
3.30 feet (1.01m)
Length: Overall
71.60 feet (21.84m)
Tonnage: Gross
20.00

History

ALMIGHTLY is currently waiting for the funds to restore her. The last major works on her were carried out on an ad-hoc basis during the 1980's. At that time she was a work boat for a wooden boat builder in Bulls Bridge.

Key dates

  • 1936

    Built by Walker, W H & Brothers at Rickmansworth  as a Star Class Motor Boat and named Grus
  • 1936 - 1941

    Worked as a cargo carrier for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company
  • 1941

    Renamed Cecil
  • 1941 - 1946

    Worked as a cargo carrier for Ovaltine motor boats
  • 1946

    Vessel again owned by the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company
  • 1963

    Ownership passed to the George Gilbert Charity Dock and renamed Almighty
  • 1972

    Vessel became a Camping Boat
  • 1980

    Passed into private ownership and extensive partial restoration carried out
  • 2005

    Whilst moored on the Kennet & Avon Canal, vessel sank due to a faulty float switch but was refloated
  • 2013

    Vessel still awaiting restoration

     

     

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