Success | National Historic Ships

Registration number 3476

Status Registered

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Details

Function Cargo Vessel

Subfunction Narrow Boat

Location Alvecote

Vessel type Narrowboat - Butty

Current use Private use

Available to hire No

Available for excursions No

Construction

Builder Bantock, Thomas & Co, Wolverhampton

Built in 1893

Hull material Iron

Rig None

Number of decks 1

Propulsion Towed

Primary engine type None

Dimensions

Length: Overall

71.50 feet (21.79m)

Breadth: Beam

7.08 feet (2.16m)

Depth

1.50 feet (0.46m)

Air Draft

5.33 feet (1.63m)

Tonnage: Gross

15.00

History

SUCCESS was built in 1893 by Thomas Bantock as a long distance butty, used on the BCN railway interchange contracts and for long distance cargo haulage. She entered service in 1893 and remained in general use until the early 1950's. In the mid-1950's she ended her commercial use. In 2004 she was purchased by the Canal and River Services. In 2004, her iron bottom was replaced with steel and her wooden cabins were replaced with steel ones. In 2004 her iron knees were replaced as necessary with steel ones.