Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
John H Amos
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: Medway Maritime Museum. (non-member)
Area: Rivers Thames & Medway (UK).
HULLPaddle tug
Built 1931 by Bow McLachlan & Co. Ltd. at Paisley.
LOA: 110', Beam: 42' (breadth 22' 7"), Displacement: 202 gross tons.
Steel
No.497.
ENGINETwo, Diagonal Compound, 17½" + 34¾" x 44".
Built 1931 by Bow McLachlan & Co. Ltd. at Paisley.
Valve(s): pv on HP, sv on LP, Gear: Radial.
BOILERTwo, RT Scotch.
Built 1931 by Bow McLachlan & Co. Ltd. at Paisley.
Pressure: 120 psi.
PROPPaddles, two.
HISTORYNew for Tees Conservancy Commissioners. c1968 to Teeside Museums for preservation. Acquired March 1976 renamed HERO for a short period. Now being restored at Chatham Historic Dockyard. Not steamed since 1970’s, full hull restoration awaited.
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(Bernhard Rigling) Chatham, 1996

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