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Registration number
2486
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
NONE
Vessel type
Humber Keel
Archive reason
Disposed
Current use
Unknown
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Web address
www.gooleships.co.uk
Construction
Builder
Goole Shipbuilding and Repairing Co Ltd, Goole
Built in
1913
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
16.00 feet
(4.88m)
Depth
7.00 feet
(2.14m)
Length: Overall
97.00 feet
(29.59m)
History
FLIP was a Humber Keel: a barge of steel plate construction with a Lister JK6 diesel engine. She was built in 1913 by the Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Limited. The vessel did remain based in Goole where, at the time of registration in 2011, she was undergoing restoration.
This craft is a previously registered historic vessel which no longer survives. At the time of its loss, the vessel details were entered on the National Archive of Historic Vessels. However, NHS-UK holds insufficient data to fully complete this record. If you are aware of any information, images, sources or other material relating to this vessel, please contact us on: info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk,
Key dates
-
1913
Built by the Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co as a Barge
-
1968
Converted to diesel
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
