WATERDOG.
WATERDOG.
Originally named ‘Flyboat 81’ it is believed that it was built by the Baltic Engine Works Company in 1876 at East Yorkshire.
Made from iron her hull is riveted and not welded and when she slid of the dry docks on completion she boasted a steam engine and plied her trade as a trader between Hull, Goole, York and Rotherham and carried a variety of freight.
In the early 1900’s the steam engine was removed and in 1950 a newer and more modern marine Gardner 4LW engine was installed.
In 1963 WATERDOG’s new owners British Waterways renamed ‘Flyboat 81’ to its current name WATERDOG which coincided with the names of her sister craft named ‘WATEREEL’ ‘WATERDEER’ and ‘WATERBIRD’.
In 1962 the British Transport Commission was separated into several newly established organisations which saw the management of the inland waterways becoming under control of the newly formed British Waterways Board.
All British Waterways assets and responsibilities in England and Wales were transferred to the Canal and River Trust on 2 July 2012.
In 1979 ‘WATERDOG’ which by this time had been taken out of service was reinstated back into service and was converted to a houseboat.
‘WATERDOG’ which is today moored in Woodbridge, Suffolk boasts a beam of 14.60 feet (4.45m) with a depth of 7.19 feet (2.29m) with an overall length of 88.98 feet (27.12 m) and has a tonnage gross of 74.00.
From 1876 – 1958 she was named ‘Flyboat 81’ and in 1958 she was renamed ‘WATERDOG’.
Her current owners acquired ‘WATERDOG’ in the 1990’s and during that time the vessel has undergone a total refurbishment which includes an engine replacement which has seem the installation of a Ford 6 cylinder Dovertech engine with a PRM gearbox which works in unison with the 29 inch propeller.
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.
WATERDOG.
WATERDOG.
Originally named ‘Flyboat 81’ it is believed that it was built by the Baltic Engine Works Company in 1876 at East Yorkshire.
Made from iron her hull is riveted and not welded and when she slid of the dry docks on completion she boasted a steam engine and plied her trade as a trader between Hull, Goole, York and Rotherham and carried a variety of freight.
In the early 1900’s the steam engine was removed and in 1950 a newer and more modern marine Gardner 4LW engine was installed.
In 1963 WATERDOG’s new owners British Waterways renamed ‘Flyboat 81’ to its current name WATERDOG which coincided with the names of her sister craft named ‘WATEREEL’ ‘WATERDEER’ and ‘WATERBIRD’.
In 1962 the British Transport Commission was separated into several newly established organisations which saw the management of the inland waterways becoming under control of the newly formed British Waterways Board.
All British Waterways assets and responsibilities in England and Wales were transferred to the Canal and River Trust on 2 July 2012.
In 1979 ‘WATERDOG’ which by this time had been taken out of service was reinstated back into service and was converted to a houseboat.
‘WATERDOG’ which is today moored in Woodbridge, Suffolk boasts a beam of 14.60 feet (4.45m) with a depth of 7.19 feet (2.29m) with an overall length of 88.98 feet (27.12 m) and has a tonnage gross of 74.00.
From 1876 – 1958 she was named ‘Flyboat 81’ and in 1958 she was renamed ‘WATERDOG’.
Her current owners acquired ‘WATERDOG’ in the 1990’s and during that time the vessel has undergone a total refurbishment which includes an engine replacement which has seem the installation of a Ford 6 cylinder Dovertech engine with a PRM gearbox which works in unison with the 29 inch propeller.
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.