Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Comet
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: Inverclyde District Council. (non-member)
Area: River Clyde (UK).
HULLReplica 1812 passenger steamer
Built 1962 by George Thomson at Buckie.
Fit-out by Lithgows Ltd. at Port Glasgow.
LOA: 45', LWL: 42' 6", Beam: 15' 10" (breadth 11' 3"), Draft: 3' 9", Displacement: 21½ tons.
Carvel 1½" larch on 3" oak frames
Fore and aft cabins, tiller steering.
ENGINESingle, 12½" x 16".
Built 1962 by John Kincaid & Co. Ltd. at Greenock.
Return connecting rod, crank throw 7½", 70 rpm, reduction gear to paddle shafts.
BOILERWagon type.
Built 1962 by Rankin & Blackmore Ltd. at Greenock.
Pressure: 7 psi.
Externally fired. Funnel 12" dia x 25' also acts as mast for square sail. natural draught.
PROPPaddles, four, 4 floats on two shafts, 41 rpm, 5' dia..
HISTORYBuilt as a replica of Henry Bell’s COMET of 1812. Launched 1962; now on display ashore at Port Glasgow Town Centre.
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