The Cuddington at Manchester Dock, 1980. |
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The Cuddington at Manchester Dock, 1980. |
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| Ship Name | MV Cuddington | Ship Type | Weaver Cargo Vessel |
| Original Owner | Imperial Chemical Industries | Current Owner | The Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port |
| Length | 102 ft (31.08m) | Breadth | 22 ft (6.70m) |
| Depth | 11 ft (3.35m) | Draught | 1ft 71/2 in (0.49m) |
| Gross Tonnage | 201 tons | Screws | Single |
| Cargo hold capacity | 11,000 cubic ft | Total cargo capacity | 12,600 cubic ft |
| Cargo hatch capacity | 1,600 cubic ft | ||
| Forward tank capacity | 7.4 tons | Aft tank capacity | 11.5 tons |
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Cuddington is the largest boat in the
Ellesmere Port Boat Museum's collection at 102 feet long. She is a 'Weaver Packet' and was built by
W.J. Yarwoods & Sons of Northwich in 1948 for ICI. The vessel could
carry up to 300 tons of chemical products, like soda ash, from the ICI works at Winnington, near Northwich, down the rivers Weaver and Mersey to Liverpool. She carried on working until the 1970s and came to the Boat Museum in 1979. Museum staff and volunteers have overhauled her in recent years. |
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| Other 'Weaver Packet' vessels in the Northwest | |||
J.J. Grundy at Liverpool Maritime Museum awaiting restoration |
Wincham at Liverpool Maritime Museum under going restoration |
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Davenham in Northwich owned by Davenham Preservation Trust |
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