Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: Ministry of Defence. (non-member)
Area: Portsmouth Dockyard (UK).
HULLRepair ship
Built 1944-45 by North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd. at Vancouver, Canada.
LOA: 441', LWL: 416', Beam: 57', Displacement: 8580 tons.
Steel
ENGINETriple Expansion, 24½" + 37" + 70" x 48".
Built 1945 by Canadian Allis-Chalmers Ltd. at Montreal.
2500 IHP. Identical to the engines fitted in WW2 Liberty Ships.
BOILERTwo, WT.
Built 1945 by Foster Wheeler Corporation at Dansville, New York.
Fuel: oil, Pressure: 200 psi.
PROP
HISTORYBuilt as a standard Fort/Park class merchant navy hull, launched 22 November 1944, completed as Royal Canadian Navy Fleet Maintenance Vessel. Now used as a static diving support ship. Pennant No. A134.
UK
 
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