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GJ
(OC) Gauging 12146 |
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19.10.1926 |
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BCN
Gauging 1552 |
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17.1.1930 |
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GJ
(OC) Gauging 11671 |
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23.1.1911 |
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WW
article re General Lee |
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1.1985 |
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WW
advert General Lee for sale |
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2001 |
4.2.1911 I beg to report that the “
The
steamer GENERAL and a second steamer EARL with their butties were coupled together for
convenience of getting through the ice then on the canal and on passing through
the ironstone landing the butty boat “Orange” collided with an empty ironstone
boat moored at the landing.
Some of the cast iron plates stowed in the
boat’s bottom shifted and caused the boat to roll and sink in the centre of the
waterway, leaving sufficient space on the offside for boats to pass.
Having no boat lifting tackle the only
practical way of raising her was to drive a
stank across the canal at Bridge No 50 and put in the drop planks at the
north end of the Blisworth Tunnel and draw the water down about 2’ 0” out of a
section of canal about ¾ mile long.
It was found necessary to unload 16 tons of
grease in casks and retrim the castings before the boat would rise when all the
water was pumped out of her.
The boat was refloated and the traffic moving
again at 6pm of the same day. The
accident occurred owing to the heavy load and bad stowage of the plates, no
packing being used to prevent these from slipping.
A considerable quantity of water was run away
which reduced the head of water in the Blisworth pound by one inch.
Cost of £4. 4. 0 invoiced to FMC
Existence not proved, probably cut up by E.
Thomas
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