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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: C.H. French. (SBA member - Chiltern Region)
Area: River Thames (UK).
HULLSaloon passenger launch
Built 1898 by Edwin Clark & Co. at Brimscombe, Stroud.
LOA: 80', Beam: 13' 2", Displacement: 37 gross tons.
Steel
Aft saloon.
ENGINETriple Expansion, 6" + 8¼" + 11" x 8".
Built 1921 by W. Sisson & Co. Ltd. at Gloucester.
Valve(s): pv, Gear: Radial.
No.1987. On 6 turned columns.
BOILERRT Scotch.
Built 1990 by H.A. McEwen (Boiler Repairs) Ltd. at Cowling.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 200 psi.
No.SC0190, test date 5-3-1990. Mumford banjo crank fp
PROP
HISTORYNew to J.H. Salter, Oxford, later Salter Bros, and July 1938 Salter Bros Ltd. 1950 converted to motor drive with Dorman engine. Nov 1971 sold to Jackson Brothers (River Services) Ltd., Westminster, and 1976 to Harbourside Investments Ltd. Acquired 1985, hull fully restored and fresh steam plant fitted by owners. First re-steamed 1997. Available for hire, phone 01753 840909. Engine formerly in Salter’s OXFORD.
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