Previous names
- 1911 - 2017 Carbolate
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History
Built in 1911 by Cox & Co., Falmouth, as CARBOLATE, an oil tanker barge. She was built for William Butler & Co., which owned two tar works; at Crew's Hole, Bristol, on the banks of the River Avon, and at Gloucester on the River Severn. Trade ceased in the 1960s and CARBOLATE was then converted into a steam pleasure boat that could carry 199 passengers. From 1975 she was based at Stourport and owned and operated by the Stourport Steamer Company. She operated public and charter cruises on the River Severn as far as Worcester. When these cruises ceased, the boat was used as a floating free house pub called The Showman until about 2014 when she fell into disuse.
Renamed RIBCHIC PIRANHA, the boat was remodelled and refitted in 2022-2024 and turned into a boutique cafe / bistro moored in Gloucester Quays.
Update, February 2025: Vessel for sale.
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Sources
Geoffrey Hamer, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles (1995) pub: G P Hamer
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