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Registration number
3767
Status
Registered
luis.vicente
Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Barge
Location
Manchester
Vessel type
Admirals Barge
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Construction
Builder
Yarwood, W J & Sons Ltd, Northwich
Built in
1932
Hull material
Steel
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Propulsion
Motor
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Diesel
Boilermaker
None
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
14.40 feet
(4.39m)
Depth
4.00 feet
(1.22m)
Air Draft
8.00 feet
(2.44m)
Length: Overall
62.00 feet
(18.90m)
History
The A37 was built in 1932 by W J Yarwood & Sons Ltd. in Northwich, Cheshire, as part of a fleet of eight. A37 and her sister ships were used to carry cargo on the Manchester Ship Canal, between Manchester and Liverpool. She is the last surviving vessel of her fleet – the last one apart from A37 was destroyed in a bombing during the 2nd World War.
Around 1985, she was turned into a living boat, and her last maintenance work had been in 1999. In 2022, she was purchased by her current owner, who began a reconstruction project for A37.
Key dates
-
1932
Built by W J Yarwood & Sons Ltd. in Northwich, Cheshire
-
1985
Converted to a living boat
-
2022
Purchased by current owner and beginning of the reconstruction project
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