Registration number 265
Status Registered
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Lapwing on the canal

Details

Function Cargo Vessel
Subfunction Barge
Location Little Venice
Current use Commercial Activity
Available to hire Yes
Available for excursions No

Construction

Built in 1913
Rig None
Number of decks 1
Propulsion Motor
Number of engines 1
Primary engine type Diesel
Boiler type None
Boilermaker None

Dimensions

Length: Overall
69.97 feet (21.34m)

History

Built as a working boat in 1913, LAPWING is now a passenger launch with a capacity for 50 passengers. She still retains her original livery and boatman's decorated cans on the engine room roof and operates charter trips on Regent's Canal between Paddington Basin and Little Venice. She underwent a major refurbishment in 1999 and now has a mahogany panelled saloon, a well stocked bar, central heating and a large open foredeck.

Sources

Hamer, Geoffrey, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles, G P Hamer, 1995

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