Registration number 2263
Status Archived
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FRANCE port side view from aft

Details

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

Construction

Builder Fellows, Morton & Clayton, Saltley Dock
Built in 1906
Hull material Iron
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
7.00 feet (2.14m)
Depth
3.00 feet (0.92m)
Length: Overall
71.00 feet (21.66m)

History

Built in 1906 by Fellows Morton & Clayton at Saltley, Birmingham, FRANCE is a narrow boat of iron construction with a diesel engine by Lister model JP2. From 1906 to 1937 she was a horse drawn carrying boat, an engine was then installed and she continued in the FMC fleet until 1951 when she was transferred to the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive. Between 1953 and 1968 she became a Thomas Clayton Tar Boat. Subsequent owners were Mungo Park and Alan Vigar. She was bought by her present owner in 2009 and will be restored to her original carrying condition.

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Key dates

  • 1906

    Built by Fellows Morton & Clayton of Saltley Dock, Birmingham

  • 1906-1937

    She was used as a horse drawn boat
  • 1937

    Converted to A Motor Cruiser by Yarwoods of Norwich
  • 1937-1951

    Used as a Fellows Morton & Clayton Motor Boat
  • 1951-1953

    Owned by the Docks & Inland Waterways Executive
  • 1953-1968

    She was a Tar Boat for Thomas Clayton
  • 1994

    New owner
  • 2009

    New owner

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