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Photos: Chris Deuchar 2012 BRENTFORD stern at Gt Wilne.
Boat Name Other Name(s) Extant? Full Length BW No. Fleet No.
BRENTFORD In 3 parts No 70483 (bow)
Gauge No. Gauged by Gauge Date BCN No. Registration No. Registered At:
Build Date Builder Orig. Owner Engine Original Type: Orig. Construction
pre 1928 Braithwaite & Kirk? FMC n/a Butty Iron composite

Re-registration, Gaugings and Other Information

Obscure history - all allegedly! Sold to Boots Co, Nottingham, 1928. Recovered from R. Trent 1980s? Dismantled with bows being grafted onto modern boat previously called 'Jenny'. Stern left in Gt Wilne for many years (photos) before being salvaged to Stone. Mid-section allegedly used to re-lengthen ex-FMC COLONEL (aka MERCURY) ca2002.