Fleet lists
Grand Union Canal Carrying Company
KEY TO CLASSES AND CONSTRUCTION
ASSOCIATED CANAL CARRIERS
Key Description
A 5 wooden motors, 6 wooden & one iron composite butty (Rugby) from other carriers
ROYALTY CLASS
Key Description
B Prototype steel pair by Steel Barrel Co. Ltd, Uxbridge, Middlesex (cabin work by Bushells, Tring)
C 4 coppered-steel motor boat hulls by W.J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd, Northwich, Cheshire
D 2 coppered steel motor boats by James Pollock Sons & Co. Ltd, Faversham, Kent
E 2 wooden butties by Bushell Brothers, Tring, Hertfordshire
F 2 wooden butties by W.H. Walker & Brothers Ltd, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
G 2 wooden butties by Edward G. Woods, Staffordshire Wharf, Brentford, Middlesex
STAR CLASS
Key Description
H 2 prototype wooden pairs by Harland & Wolff Ltd, Woolwich (cabin work by Bushells)
I 3 prototype wooden pairs by W.H. Walker & Brothers Ltd., Rickmansworth
J 1 prototype wooden pair by Edward G. Woods, Brentford
K 24 composite pairs by Harland & Wolff with iron sides and elm bottoms (Small Woolwich)
L 12 composite pairs by Yarwoods with iron sides and elm bottoms (Small Northwich)
M 6 wooden pairs by Walkers with oak sides and elm bottoms (Small Ricky)
N 18 composite pairs by Harland & Wolff with mild steel sides and elm bottoms (Small Woolwich)
O 8 pairs from Yarwoods with steel sides and steel ìVeeî bottoms (Middle Northwich)
P 12 wooden pairs by Walkers with oak sides and elm bottoms (Small Ricky)
Q 2 wooden pairs by Woods with oak sides and elm bottoms
TOWN CLASS
Key Description
R 24 pairs by Harland & Wolff with mild steel sides and bottoms (Large Woolwich)
S 24 motors from Harland & Wolff with steel sides and bottoms (Large Woolwich)
T 38 motors by Yarwoods with steel sides and bottoms (Large Northwich)
U 62 wooden butties by Walkers with oak sides and elm bottoms (Large Ricky)
NOTES:
* The butty Mary never had an official fleet number
+ The registrations for Dorney Court and Elsie Edith relate to the previous owner.
++ The registrations for Seascale, Southam, Starcross and Staverton predate their entry into the fleet as sometimes a boat’s cabin was completed in advance of other construction work enabling the Public Health examination to take place and the certificate to be issued before the launch.
