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296 (HSL)
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: The West Wales Maritime Heritage Society. (non-member)
Area: Milford Haven (UK).
HULLHarbour service launch
Built 1942 by Hancocks Shipbuilding Co. (Pembroke) Ltd. at Pembroke Dock.
LOA: 52' 6", Beam: 13' 7", Draft: 5' 3".
Double-diagonal wood.
Raked stem, transom stern, fo’c’sle, original wheelhouse, aft saloon.
ENGINECompound, 8" + 16" x 8".
Built 1942 by LNER at Cowlairs Works, Glasgow.
Valve(s): pv on HP, sv on LP, Gear: SLRG.
LP Xhead lever driven air pump, HP Xhead lever driven fp and bilge pump, inboard surface condenser and Truslove circulating pump. Weed clearing blast on circulating water intake.
BOILERRT Scotch.
Built 1942.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 120 psi.
Single furnace, 6' dia x 6' 10" long.
PROP3 blades, 46" x 59".
HISTORYBuilt for Admiralty, 1946 to Tyne Improvement Commissioners. Oct 1974 to Ian Wilton, Newcastle for preservation, last steamed c1983. Acquired December 1990. 1999-2000 undergoing restoration including replacement of hull with that of a “DAN 3”, a Foden motor powered HLD with teak hull, copper sheathed. Contact Peter Davidson: 01646 682465
UK
 
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(Peter Davison) 1992

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