Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Kerne
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: R Adam. (SBA member - West Midlands Region)
Area: River Mersey (UK).
Website: www.tugkerne.co.uk/
HULLTug
Built 1913 by Montrose Shipbuilding Co. Ltd..
LOA: 77', LWL: 72', Beam: 18' 3", Draft: 10', Displacement: 63 tons gross.
Riveted steel
Straight stem, counter stern; 8 knots.
Sleeps 8, seats 20.
wheel, rod & chain steering
ENGINETriple Expansion, 10" + 17" + 28" x 18".
Built 1913 by W.V.V. Lidgerwood at Coatbridge.
Valve(s): pv on HP, sv on IP & LP, Gear: SLRG, Pumps: Weirs pump boiler feed, Duplex horizont gen serv bilge ejector, boiler feed injector,.
No.397. 300 IHP, 85 rpm.
Stuart steam driven 24v alternator
engine driven pumps: boiler, ram, bilge, air pump (condenser), salt water circ pump
BOILERRT Scotch.
Built 1936 by Admiralty at Chatham Dockyard.
Pressure: 180 psi, Grate: 33 sqft, Heating Area: 1156 sqft.
2-flue, 11' dia x 10' long, 176 x 3" tubes.
PROP3 blades, 7' 10" dia..
Shaft: 51/8".
HISTORYBuilt as VIKING, sold to the Admiralty when new, renamed TERRIER, 1947 J.P. Knight, London, renamed KERNE; 1948 Straits S.S.Co. Ltd., Liverpool, 1963 Liverpool Lighterage Co., 1969 acquired for preservation by North Western Steamship Co. Ltd.. Steamed regularly.
No 34 in NHSC
SBA memberUK
 
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