Britannia
Britannia
The remains
Britannia
Plaque at Purton
Specification
| LPB Identification No. 23 | DRM Identification No. 9 | AJP Identification No. 25 | |
| Source | (DMc(AJP)(LPB)(JC)(RS)(DJW)(RD)(KP) | ||
| Name | P.o.R | Description | Dates |
| Britannia | Gloucester 4/78 Gloucester 3/36 |
Wd. Sp decked |
1878 - 1944 |
| Official No. 78703 | Code WDSF | ||
| Builders Fredrick Charles Hipwood, Gloucester | |||
| Dimensions | Length 72.4ft | Breath 14.4ft | Depths 4.1ft |
Tonnage – (1878) Gross 33.71 ton Net 28.36 ton |
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| Engines By H.P. None | |||
| Beached date | 8th March 1944 | ||
| Beached by | Primrose Capt Savage, Ken Price, Bob Green | ||
| Miscellaneous | Glos 4/28.5.78 dk pt laid fore & aft,1,sp,sq,cvl - - wd Master George Harris (23) (1881) Mate William Harris (45) (1881) SeamanWilliam Harris (19) (1881) Boy Edward Harris (1881) Fredrick Charle Hipwood Died 17th December 1897 Placed on canal bank at PurtonR.C. 8.3.44 Glos Reg Located in 24th May 1945 photo Seen in 26th March 1946 photo Seen in 1947 photo Seen at Purton in photo 26th February 1967 |
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| First Owners | 28.5 78 (64) William Harris, Droitwich (George Harris) | ||
| Changes | 7.9.99 (64) George Pittaway, Droitwich 21.9.08 (64) Arthur Samuel Rice, Gloucester 18.8.19 (64) Eli Ayland, Gloucester 25.10.21 (64) Louie May Goode, wife of Douglas Frank Goode, Woodford. 30.6.22 (64) Jacob Rice & Son, Ltd Gloucester 5.11.34 (Jacob Rice in liquidation) - (64) Jacob Rice & Son, Ltd Gloucester |
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