Registration number 2117
Status Registered
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Details

Function Cargo Vessel
Subfunction Narrow Boat
Location Norton Canes
Current use Ongoing conservation
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Harland & Wolff Ltd, Woolwich
Built in 1936
Hull material Steel
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
4.75 feet (1.45m)
Length: Overall
71.50 feet (21.81m)

History

Built in 1936 by Harland & Wolff, Woolwich for the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company, a narrow boat of steel construction with a Lister HR2 diesel engine. She started working as a paired motor with a butty, later working as a single motor for British Waterways. After a spell on maintenance work she was restored to full running order in 1998 being used for freight demonstrations and filming. BARNET then reverted to British Waterways ownership in 2003, fell into disrepair, sank and was vandalised before being acquired by her present owners for intended use as a demonstration carrying boat to evaluate the underused Northern Birmingham Canal Routes. BARNET has never been out of commercial service and features in several films. She is the sole narrowboat to retain the mock liner funnel which were a feature of 1930s vessels.

Key dates

  • 1936

    Built by Harland & Woolff, Woolwich

  • 1998

    Restored and used for film and demonstration work

  • 2004

    Bought by Canal Scape BCN and used as demonstration boat

  • 2009

    Vessel used by British Waterways to  do in-depth inspections with the waterway manager or attending events to promote the lesser used waterways of the Midlands

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