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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Grand Union Canal
Vessel type
Town Class Large Northwich
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in
1937
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Number of decks
0
Number of masts
0
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
71.50
feet
(21.79
m)
Breadth: Beam
7.00
feet
(2.13
m)
Depth
3.00
feet
(0.91
m)
Tonnage: Gross
0.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
WIDGEON was built in 1937 and worked for Grand Union Canal Carrying Company, then transferred to British Waterways in 1947. • Purchased by Willow Wren Canal Carrying Company in 1962. • Renamed Widgeon and entered their fleet in early 1963. • Powered by Lister HA2, which is believed to be the engine installed by Willow Wren. Originally powered by a National 2DM. • Worked up till the end of regular carrying in 1970. • Worked for Union Canal Carriers in Braunston as a camping boat throughout the 1970s. • Transferred to private ownership in the early 1980s
Key dates
-
1937
Built by W J Yarwood of Northwich
-
1970
Sold to Union Canal Carriers, Braunston as a camping boat
-
1980s
Sold into private ownership
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