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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Alvecote
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Construction
Builder
Bantock, Thomas & Co, Wolverhampton
Built in
1860
Hull material
Iron
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
0
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Inboard diesel
Boiler type
None
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Length: Overall
70.50
feet
(21.49
m)
Breadth: Beam
6.92
feet
(2.11
m)
Depth
3.25
feet
(0.99
m)
Tonnage: Gross
0.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
ST. TUDNO is a narrowboat of iron construction with a Lister JP2 diesel engine. She was built by Thomas Bantock at Wolverhampton in 1860. The vessel is believed to be one of the first of the Bantocks built and still in existence, having very prominent Knee's in the hull which held the Elm Planks and Bottom originally before she sank a few times. Acquired by the present owner as a sunken vessel in August 2012
Key dates
-
1860
Built by Thomas Bantock
-
2014
Conservation works begun by current owner
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