Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: Bristol City Museum. (non-member)
Area: Bristol Floating Harbour (UK).
HULLScraper boat
Built 1844 by G. Lunnell & Co. at Bristol.
LOA: 50', LWL: 46', Beam: 13' 6", Draft: 4', Displacement: ~60 tons.
Riveted iron, timber superstructure
Square ended, no steering.
ENGINEDiagonal Single, 12" x 38".
Built 1844 by G. Lunnell.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: Gab.
Ecc. driven fp single reduction spur gear drive to cable hauling drums.
BOILERH Cornish.
Built by Abbott & Co. at Newark.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 40 psi, Heating Area: 21 sqft.
5' dia x 14' long, injector.
PROP
HISTORYMoves by means of cables placed around quayside bollards. Designed by I.K. Brunel for scraping silt from Bridgwater Docks. Owned by G.W. Railway Co. (No: P.W.M.171) Acquired by Exeter Maritime Museum from BR 1972 for preservation when docks closed. . Transferred to Bristol when Exeter M.M. closed.
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