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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Stretton Wharf
Vessel type
Star Class Butty
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Harland & Wolff Ltd, Woolwich
Built in
1935
Hull material
Iron
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
Propulsion
Towed
Primary engine type
None
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
71.97
feet
(21.95
m)
Tonnage: Gross
0.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
HYADES is a small woolwich butty built in 1935 for the grand union canal co. it has iron sides and wooden bottom with timber cabin, built originally by Harland and Wolff , it is a star class boat and will remain composite as originally consructed
Sources
Hamer, Geoffrey, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles, G P Hamer, 1995
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