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Registration number
2910
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Manchester
Vessel type
Canal Boat
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Nurser Brothers, Braunston
Built in
1938
Hull material
Wood
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
70.00 feet
(21.34m)
Breadth: Beam
7.00 feet
(2.13m)
Depth
3.00 feet
(0.91m)
Air Draft
6.50 feet
(1.98m)
Tonnage: Gross
18.00
History
DAPHNE is a narrow boat of planked oak and elm construction with a National DM2 diesel engine, built by Nursers of Braunston in 1938. After many years working on the canals she was sold in 1961 and was converted to a houseboat. After some changes in ownership she was rebuilt by John Woolley in 1985.
Bought by her present owners in 2014, she is undergoing a rebuild and improvements.
Key dates
-
1938
Built by Nursers of Braunston
-
1961
Converted to a houseboat
-
1985
Rebuilt by John Woolley
-
2014
Bought by present owners
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