Registration number
2784
Status
Archived
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Kennet and Avon Canal
Archive reason
More information required
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Fellows, Morton & Clayton, Uxbridge
Built in
1932
Hull material
Wood
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
72.00 feet
(21.95m)
Breadth: Beam
7.08 feet
(2.16m)
Depth
3.50 feet
(1.07m)
Tonnage: Gross
35.00
History
ASTER was built in 1932 as a wooden motor barge,and her builders were Fellows Morton & Clayton. From 1951 to 1964 it was owned by the Salvation Army, and operated by Brigadier Fielding and his wife. The vessel was rebottomed in 1998, now has a full length cabin and is in private use.
Update, October 2020: the boat is still in existence and still on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
We are lacking information on this particular vessel. If you have any information on this vessel past or present, please contact us.
Key dates
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1932
Built by Fellows, Morton & Clayton, Uxbridge
-
1998
Rebottomed and full length cabin installed
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