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AVOCA

Craft

Fleet No

Built at

Hull

Cost

Type

AVOCA

 

William Bishton, 1880 or SURCCo

 

Hull cost £206.9.10

Cargo tugboat

Owners

Address

Source for

First Date

Shropshire Union Railways & Canal Co (cost £206.9.10)

 

Inspection

22.4.1881

Steamer Registrations

Owner

Place

PH No

As

Date Inspected

Date Registered

SURCCo

Chester

282

Steamer

22.4.1881

20.5.1881

Steamer Gaugings

Owner

Place

Gauging Number

Notes

Date

 

 

 

 

 

Boiler

 

 

Engine

 

 

Steamer History

Minute: …proposed to build 1 new cargo steamer (Avoca)

Replacement for Havoc  (qv)

Minute: Mr Hales reported that the new tug boat had been completed and was now at work. Ordered that the name of the boat be the “Avoca”

Minute 20052 Canal Tug Avoca was worn out and that it was necessary for her to be replaced. A new boat was ordered to be put in hand, cost £160, and Messrs Wilkinsons tender for engines and boiler, £398 was ordered to be accepted

30.6.1880

25.5.1881

15.1.1896

Fate

Cut up (reg)

Date

1925