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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: SS Explorer Preservation Society. (non-member)
Area: Leith Harbour (UK).
Website: www.leithhistory.co.uk/ssexplorer/
HULLFishery Research Vessel
Built 1955 by Alexander Hall & Co. Ltd. at Aberdeen.
LOA: 202', LWL: 184', Beam: 32' 9", Draft: 14' 2", Displacement: 831 gross tons.
Riveted steel
No.747. Cruiser stern.
ENGINETriple Expansion, 16½" + 28½" + 47" x 30".
Built 1955 by Alexander Hall & Co. Ltd. at Aberdeen.
No.462. 1300 IHP, HP Xhead driven fp.
BOILERRT Scotch.
Built 1956 by W. Denny & Bros. Ltd. at Dumbarton.
Fuel: oil, Pressure: 225 psi, Heating Area: 2800 sqft.
No.SO7635. Triple flue, Deighton Corrugated Furnaces, riveted shell, 16' dia x 11' long, 3¼" tubes, superheater.
PROP4 blades, 10' 8" x 11' 3".
HISTORYBuilt on the lines of a deep sea trawler. New for Department of Agriculture & Fisheries for Scotland. Withdrawn from service 1984, sold to shipbreakers. Rescued 1985 by City of Aberdeen District Council for restoration. Acquired 1997 awaiting restoration.
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