Registration number
2964
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Stoke Bruerne
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
Yes
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in
1937
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
71.50 feet
(21.79m)
Breadth: Beam
7.08 feet
(2.16m)
Depth
3.00 feet
(0.91m)
Air Draft
6.00 feet
(1.83m)
Tonnage: Gross
20.00
History
TOWCESTER was built for the Grand Union Canal Co. and has been constant in use ever since, working for British Waterways, and then carrying coal and lime juice. She now carries cola and diesel for other canal users. Her engine was rebuilt in 2014 and her cabin was rebuilt in 206 and every 3 years she is docked for hull painting works.
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Key dates
-
1936
Vessel built by W.J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd at Northwich
-
2006
Cabin rebuilt
-
2014
Engine rebuilt
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