Harland and Wolff - Shipbuilding and Engineering Works

Perseus

	GUCC Fleet No.	70
	Class	Star
	Original Type:	Motor
	Known As	Small Woolwich
	Date Built	24.7.35
	Hull Construction	Iron Composite
	Registered	BREN 506
	Intended Paring	332

History

She was built as a cargo carrying vessel and was part of the British Transport Waterways fleet. They converted her for pleasure use between 1958/60 and at that time she was named WATER BUCK. A steel top was added in 1977 and she was then renamed PERSEUS. Operates as a passenger launch with a capacity for 68 passengers. She operates a service on the Regents Canal from Little Venice to the London Zoo and Camden Lock with occasional trips to Limehouse, the River Lea and Brentford. PERSEUS