Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Canning
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: Swansea City Council. (non-member)
Area: Swansea Docks (UK).
HULLTug
Built 1954 by Cochrane & Sons Ltd at Selby.
LOA: 104', LWL: 94', Beam: 28', Draft: 12', Displacement: 200 gross tons.
Riveted steel
No.1391. Slightly raked stem, counter stern; black with white upperworks. Fo’c’sle, wheelhouse, crews’ cabins, galley. 10 knots.
ENGINETriple Expansion, 14½" + 24" + 40" x 27".
Built 1954 by C.D. Holmes & Co. Ltd. at Hull.
Valve(s): pv on HP, sv on IP & LP, Gear: SLRG.
No.1838. Surface c. engine-driven air pump, Gwynne circulating pump. 950 SHP. Dynamo engine Sisson 5642.
BOILERRT Scotch.
Built 1954 by C.D. Holmes.
Fuel: oil, Pressure: 220 psi.
14' dia x 11' long. 340 x 2¾" od tubes, Wallsend-Howden burners; 70 tons bunkers, 25 ton fw tank, electric FD fan.
PROP4 blades, 10' 2" dia..
Shaft: 8" MS.
HISTORYNew to Alexandra Towing Co. Ltd., served at Liverpool and Swansea. Withdrawn 1975, acquired for preservation and now on display at the Swansea Maritime and Industrial Museum. Open to public summer months only, 01792 470371.
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