Key details
- Current boat name
- Bantam II
- Boat class
- 6860
- Function
- Service
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 8.08 / 23ft 6in
- Beam (m / ft)
- 2.44 / 8ft
- Masts
- 1
- Propulsion
- Engine
Design and build
- Designer
- Jones E C & Son
- Date of build
- 1952
- Place of build
- Brentford
Current status
- Present use
- Museum/IWT
History
Built in 1956 by E C Jones & Son of Brentford, London. she was number 20 of the eighty nine to be built ( numbers 13 and 15 were not built). This 'pusher' tug was used to move grain barges on Manchester Ship canal to Kellog's factory at Trafford Park. BANTAM II is part of the Waterways Trust Collection at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Awaiting further information. October 2010