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Registration number
2914
Status
Archived
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Previous names
- Abeille 13
- Bai Commeau
Details
Function
Service Vessel
Subfunction
Tug
Location
Unknown
Vessel type
TID
Archive reason
More information required
Current use
Unknown
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Scarr, Henry Ltd, Hessle
Built in
1945
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Number of decks
3
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
65.00 feet
(19.81m)
Breadth: Beam
17.00 feet
(5.18m)
Depth
7.08 feet
(2.16m)
Tonnage: Gross
54.00
History
TID174 Bonchurch was built in 1945 by Henry Scarr of Hessle for the Ministry of Transport but this was a time of great change and she was laid up on completion and then operated by the Port of London Authority in 1946 before being transferred to the French Government 1947 where she was renamed ABEILLE No 13 and based at Le Havre. In 1963 she was transferred to La Baie, Canada and renamed BAIE COMEAU
Later in the 1960s she returned to the UK, was re-engined in Southampton and laid up on the River Hamble before being sold to Red Funnel Steamers and renamed BONCHURCH. In 1983 she was sold to Pounds Marine in Portsmouth (Shipbreakers) but was rescued from there and passed through seven or more more ownerships before being found at Penketh Marina on the River Mersey in 2008. Following two more changes of ownership she was bought by her present owner who is restoring her to be converted to a houseboat.
In September 2018 this vessel as reported to be up for sale. We have no information about the current ownership of this vessel.
We are lacking information on this particular vessel. If you have any information, past or present, please contact us.
Key dates
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1945
Built by H Scarr of Hessle
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1946
Transferred to the French Government
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1963
Transferred to Canada
-
1966
Transferred to Red Funnel Steamers, Southampton
-
1983
Transferred to Pounds Marine, Portsmouth
-
2008
At Penketh Marina for restoration
-
2018
Vessel reported to be up for sale. EL
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