Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Monarch
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owners: M. O’Crowley and I. Rees. (SBA member - South East Region)
Area: Isle of Wight (UK).
Website: www.paddlers31.freeserve.co.uk/monarch/index.htm
HULLPaddle steamer
Built 1984 by Stargate Marine at Rochester.
Designed by Brian Waters.
Fit-out 1994 by Steam Centre at Chatham Historic Dockyard.
LOA: 42', Beam: 7' 9" (breadth 13' 10"), Draft: 1' 9", Displacement: 8 tons.
Steel with wooden decks and superstructure.
Hydraulic ram actuated rudder steering. Carries 12 passengers on deck and in aft saloon.
ENGINEDiagonal Compound, 4½" + 8" x 11".
Gear: Hackworth Radial, Pumps: Layshaft driven fp and vp. Weir fp. Savery VT cond..
Controls and instrumentation in wheelhouse. Converted to marine by Staniforth Engineering, Rochester.
BOILERCompact horizontal.
Built by Chatham Steam Ltd. at Higham.
Fuel: oil, Pressure: 180 psi.
Nuway burner with automatic controls
PROPPaddles, 7 floats, curved, feathering, 4' dia. Wheels.
HISTORYIntended as river bus on River Stour.
First owner Brian Waters.
Aquired 2007 by Matthew O’Crowley and Ian Rees. Based at Cowes, IoW.
SBA memberUK
 
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