Boat Name | Other Name(s) | Extant? | Full Length | BW No. | Fleet No. |
LION | NORTH . CROWN | Yes | Yes, but conv. to motor . | 62856 | |
Gauge No. | Gauged by | Gauge Date | BCN No. | Registration No. | Registered At: |
1136 on 16. 2. 1926 , as NORTH. | Wv 1119 | Wolverhampton on 10. 5. 1926 as NORTH. | |||
Build Date | Builder | Orig. Owner | Engine | Original Type: | Orig. Construction |
Aug 1925 | Yarwoods | Midland & Coast CCCo Ltd | Unpowered | Butty | Steel composite |
Re-registration, Gaugings and Other InformationFull length horse boat from 1925 - 37, shortened in 1937 to 44' by Harris Bros. for new owners N Hingley & Sons Ltd and converted to a tug. Engine used was a 2 cyl. 30 hp Petter semi diesel. New tug was named CROWN. Converted and lengthened once more in 1957 for pleasure use by M E Braine, then relengthened to 70' in 1989. Has now been named LION for many years. Owned by current owner since 1973.