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Hello Everyone,

 

Although as per my introductory post I have been somewhat invisible for the past 20yrs due to other things taking priority, I have a longstanding interest in ice boats, particularly those of the BCN.

 

Twenty years ago, there were more people around who remembered the days of working boats, but very few of them had internet connections. Therefore I thought it was worth putting the question out there as to whether anyone can fill in any gaps. Below is a complete list taken from the BCN boat books (up to 1947) and various engineers' notes, with the additions from the 1952 list, plus the oral history I received either first-hand or from other people who undertook the same exercise before me. If anyone can add anything, or knows someone who might, even if they are not entirely sure of it, it would be useful in order to give something to follow up. Anything is of interest, from 'my uncle steered that' to 'I saw that one on the bank in 1985' if that extends the history.

 

Thanks

 

Alec

 

BCN Ice boats (alphabetical order):

Name Wood/Iron Build Date Cut Up Last Known Date Notes
Antartic I c1830   1999 Converted
Arctic W be1858 23/9/1887    
Arctic W 1887   1947  
Baffin W be 1858 1888    
Baffin W 1887 1912    
Baltic I c1840   2018 At Bath, full length cabin
Bherring W be 1858 1888/9    
Byrd W 01/01/1939   ?  
Empress I c1860   1970s Last seen being used as a mud hopper by the Coventry Canal Society
Esquimaux (Oates) I c1855   2021 At Redhill Marina, converted
Esquimaux W 10/11/1898   ?  
Fram W 01/09/1902   1947  
Franklin W be 1858 be 1876    
Glacier W be 1858 be 1876    
Grant W c1863 22/1/1880    
Iceberg W 1874   1939  
Kamschatka W be 1858 be 1876    
Labrador W be 1858 be 1876    
Laplander I c1830   2014 Converted to steam
McClintock W 1887   1947  
Nansen W 6/11/1891 1940    
Nares W 22/1/1880 1928    
North Star W 1874 Sold 1904 2021 Returned to BCN as Samson by 1947
North Star II W 1904   2019 At BCLM as a land-based exhibit
Pandora W 3/12/1880 06/12/1929    
Parry W be 1858 6/1895    
Parry II W 31/10/1895   2014 At Ellesmere Port, dilapidated
Peary W 1910   2003 At Bates’ Boatyard, Puttenham
Polaris W 6/3/1896 1938    
Ross I 1847   2019 Deconverted at BCLM
Scott W 01/01/1934   1998  
Shackleton W 18/10/1934   1998  
Speke W af 1858 c1888    
Speke W 1/1884 1940    
           
BCN post 1952          
Atlantic       1999  
Nansen II I     1998  
Tardebigge       ?  
Wilson W     1998  
Worcester       ?  
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