Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
Owner: G.H. Pattinson. [?])
Area: Windermere (UK).
HULLCargo barge
Built 1871 by T.B. Seath & Co at Rutherglen.
LOA: 71', LWL: 68', Beam: 14' 6", Draft: 4', Displacement: 41 gross tons.
Riveted iron
Straight stem, counter stern, tiller steering, cargo hold converted with saloon, buff.
ENGINESingle, 8" x 12".
Built 1871 by A. Campbell & Co. at Glasgow.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
Cast A frame, deck control.
BOILERV shell with two cross WT.
Built c1926.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 100 psi.
Injector
PROP
HISTORYBuilt for Furness Railway Co. for cargo handling on the lake. 1927 Vickers Armstrong Ltd; acquired 1956, when derelict; restored, refitted and now on display at the Windermere Steamboat Museum. (Ref: LSP Sept. 1963 and Waterways World June 1979.)
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