Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: Windermere Steamboat Museum. (SBA member - North Region)
Area: Windermere (UK).
HULLFast launch
Built 1896 by Forrestt & Sons Ltd. at Wyvenhoe.
Designed by A.R. Sladen.
LOA: 45' 6", Beam: 6' 7".
Riveted steel
Straight stem, cruiser stern, white, varnished deck and interior, wheel steering, canvas canopy aft.
ENGINETriple Expansion, 6¼"+ 8¼" + 10¾" x 7".
Built 1896 by W. Sisson & Co. Ltd. at Gloucester.
Valve(s): pv, Gear: Sisson Radial.
No.500. On 8 turned columns, 100 IHP, non-condensing.
BOILERLocomotive type.
Built 1958 by Abbott & Co. at Newark.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 200 psi.
No.A19889. 134 x 1¼" tubes 2' 4" long, 2 injectors, Wkettle. Built to original design.
PROP3 blades, 34" x 58".
HISTORYNew to J. M. Sladen, named GREBE, 1899 to W. Whitehead, re-named, later owned Sir W. Crossley and S. Rhodes. Acquired 1973 by Hon. Patrick Lindsay, hull replated and plant overhauled by R.B. Harrison, Bill Quay-on-Tyne. 1980 to David Black. Acquired 1990’s by Windermere Steamboat Museum and on display.
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Windermere, 1985

(Simon Maltby) Windermere, 2003

(Simon Maltby) Windermere, 2003

(Brian Smith)

(Brian Smith)

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