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Liberty Belle
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: H. Schuler. [?])
Area: Lake Lucerne (Switzerland).
HULLPaddle launch
Built 1987 by Traditional Boat Shop at Port Dinorwic.
LOA: 24', Beam: 6' 10" (breadth 4'), Draft: 10".
Cold-moulded plywood and epoxy
No.14. Varnished deck and interior, counter stern, wheel steering.
ENGINEDiagonal Twin, 2¼"+ 2¼" x 5".
Built 1987 by D.C. Burnage at Bedford.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
Steel plate frame, Kcond, 2 Xhead driven fp, 100 rpm, 3 IHP.
BOILERLune Valley type 2-drum WT.
Built 1987 by Traditional Boat Shop.
Fuel: paraffin.
No.1015, drums 6" dia x 18" long, steam atomising burner.
PROPPaddles, 8 floats, feathering, 2' 4" dia..
Shaft: 11/8" MS.
HISTORYNew boat built and fitted out by Glyn Lancaster Jones for William S. Roberts, Menai Straits as MINERVA. First steamed 1987. Sold by 1992 to Devon, renamed. Acquired 1993 and removed to Switzerland, Boat and engine rebuilt, new paddles 1995, Boiler enlarged 1996.
Switzerland
 
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(Owner) 1999

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