Registration number 2387
Status Registered
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port side view
  • bow view
  • stern view
  • FAIR MAIDEN bow view, port side

Previous names

  • No 68

Details

Function Cargo Vessel
Subfunction Barge
Location Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Vessel type Keel - Calder & Hebble
Current use Private use
Available to hire No
Available for excursions No

Construction

Built in 1876
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
14.00 feet (4.27m)
Depth
6.00 feet (1.83m)
Length: Overall
57.25 feet (17.46m)

History

FAIR MAIDEN is a Calder & Hebble Keel, a cargo carrying boat built in 1876 by an unknown builder. The vessel is of steel on iron plate construction and has a Lister HRW3 diesel engine installed in 1978. FAIR MAIDEN was originally built for sail but, in the 1960s, British Waterways ran her as a passenger vessel licenced to carry 40 persons. Later she was rescued from the scrapyard and used as a floating workshop. She is now a private leisure craft based on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal.

Key dates

  • 1876

    Built as a Barge
  • 1960

    Used by British Waterways as a Passenger Vessel to carry 40 passengers
  • 1978

    Fitted with a Lister HRW3 diesel engine
  • 2000

    Rescued from the scrapyard and used as a Floating Workshop
  • 2005

    Bought by present owner

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