Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Maid of the Loch
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: Loch Lomond Steamship Co.. (non-member)
Area: Loch Lomond (UK).
Website: www.maidoftheloch.co.uk/
HULLSaloon paddle steamer
Built 1953 by A. & J. Inglis Ltd. at Pointhouse, Glasgow.
LOA: 208', Beam: 51' (breadth 28'), Draft: 4' 6", Displacement: 555 gross tons.
Steel
No.1474P. 1000 passengers, white.
ENGINEDiagonal Compound, 24" + 48" x 51".
Built 1953 by Rankin & Blackmore Ltd. at Greenock.
Valve(s): pv on HP, sv on LP, Gear: SLRG.
No.549. 900 IHP, full set of auxiliary engines and pumps.
BOILERDT.
Built 1953 by Rankin & Blackmore Ltd. at Greenock.
Fuel: oil, Pressure: 120 psi.
No.549. 3 furnace, 10' 6" dia x 17' 6" long.
PROPPaddles, 8 floats each, feathering, 15' 3" dia..
HISTORYBuilt in pieces and re-erected at Balloch, launched 5th March 1953. New to British Transport Commission, 1957 transferred to Caledonian Steam Packet Co. Ltd. Withdrawn August 1981. Acquired by various owners but allowed to go derelict. The present owners, a registered charity, are fund raising in order to restore her to service in 2001. Contact 01475 639754.
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(Tom Peebles) 2008

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