Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Fiske
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: K.J. Williams. (non-member)
Area: Newhaven Harbour (UK).
HULLOpen launch
Built 1976 by R. Lower & Sons at Newhaven.
LOA: 22', Beam: 5' 3", Draft: 1' 6".
Carvel mahogany on oak
Straight stem, transom stern, varnished, 6 knots.
ENGINEQuadruple Expansion, 2" + 2¾" + 3¾" + 5" x 3".
Built 1901 by Simpson Strickland & Co. Ltd. at Dartmouth.
Design: ¼A size.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
No.901. 2 tfc, cbs, Xhead driven feed and air pumps, 400 rpm, 5 IHP.
BOILERV shell, cross WT.
Built 1944 by Merryweather & Co. at Greenwich.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 120 psi.
No.9595, ‘B’ size, all welded, 3 cwt bunker, injector, crankshaft driven FD fan, 10 gall fw tank, hand fp, keel c.
PROP3 blades, 17" x 26".
Shaft: 11/8" SS.
HISTORYPlant installed by owner 1976, transferred from his previous launch SALAMANDER. First steamed SBA Thames Cruise 1976. Laid up since 1979.
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(Brian Hillsdon) Thames Cruise, 1976

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