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Details
Function
Cargo Vessel
Subfunction
Narrow Boat
Location
Stockton
Vessel type
Joey
Current use
Private use
Available to hire
No
Available for excursions
No
Info required
No
Web address
www.freewebs.com/steamtugadamant
Construction
Builder
Unknown
Built in
1890
Hull material
Iron
Rig
None
Number of decks
1
Number of masts
0
Propulsion
Steam
Number of engines
1
Primary engine type
Steam
Boiler type
Scotch Return Tube
Boilermaker
Severn-Lamb Ltd
Boiler year
1978
Boiler fuel
coal
Dimensions
Breadth: Beam
6.10
feet
(1.86
m)
Depth
3.20
feet
(0.98
m)
Length: Overall
56.00
feet
(17.08
m)
Tonnage: Gross
0.00
Air Draft
To be confirmed
History
Built in Birmingham as a long open Joey boat in 1890, maker unknown, ADAMANT was shortened and the superstructure added in 1988 when she was sold and renamed GLADYS. A steam plant was also fitted but not completed at this time. The engine was built by W Sisson & Co.Ltd, and was a former instruction engine at Wolverhampton Technical College. She was sold to a private buyer in 1993.
Sources
Steamboat Register: An illustrated Register of surviving steam vessels in the British Isles (May Edition 6, 1994) pub: Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Key dates
- 1890 Built as a narrow boat Joey, a horse drawn working boat Maker unknown
- 1988 Shortened and superstructure added Renamed GLADYS
- 1993 Machinery fitted, first steamed 1995 Renamed ADAMANT
-
1995 - 1998
First steamed in the Midlands Canal system
-
1998
Owned by Hillmorton
-
2002 - 2003
Engine and boiler replaced
-
2006
Located on the Grand Union Canal at Stockton
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