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Registration number
3475
Status
Registered
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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Castleford
Vessel type
Dumb Barge
Current use
Commercial Activity
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
Yes
Construction
Builder
Harker Ltd, John, Knottingley
Built in
1954
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
80.00 feet
(24.38m)
Breadth: Beam
16.60 feet
(5.06m)
Depth
7.90 feet
(2.41m)
Air Draft
0.12 feet
(0.04m)
Tonnage: Gross
70.00
History
LAURA was originally built as a dumb barge used to supply fuel to local power stations in Yorshire and is a vessel of welded steel construction built by John Harker of Knottingley in 1954. She is at present being refurbished by her current owner.
Key dates
-
12 October 1954
Vessel built in Knottingley
-
2001
Vessel hold covered in steel and cabin and wheel house added
-
2003
Engine changed from Lister JP3 to Lister JA6
-
2004
Prop and shaft refurbished
-
2012
Slippage
-
2014
Engine refurbished
-
2014
Interior fitout
-
2017
Hydraulic steering added
-
2017
Slippage
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