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Tattershall Castle
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
Owner: Scottish & Newcastle Retail. (non-member)
Area: River Thames (UK).
HULLPaddle ferry
Built 1934 by William Gray & Co. Ltd. at Hartlepool.
LOA: 209' 7", LWL: 200', Beam: 57' (breadth 33'), Draft: 4' 6", Displacement: 556 gross tons.
Steel
No.1059. 942 passengers.
ENGINEDiagonal Triple Expansion, 18" + 28½" + 46" x 51".
Built 1934 by Central Marine Engine Works at Hartlepool.
Valve(s): pv on HP, sv on IP & LP.
No.1059. Pumps driven by levers from Xhead, separate surface c.
BOILERRT Scotch.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 200 psi.
PROPPaddles, two, 8 floats.
HISTORYNew to LNER, later British Transport Commission, ferry on River Humber between Hull and New Holland, withdrawn c1971, last steamed 1974. Now static with bars, bistro, function rooms and nightclub on Victoria Embankment, London. for bookings tel: 0207 8396548
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