Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
TID 164
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: Medway Maritime Museum. (non-member)
Area: Chatham Dockyard (UK).
HULLTug
Built 1945 by W. Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. at Sunderland.
LOA: 73' 10", LWL: 65', Beam: 17', Draft: 8', Displacement: 54 gross tons.
Steel, pre-fabricated
No.291.
ENGINECompound, 12½" + 26" x 18".
Built 1945 by J. Dickinson & Sons Ltd. at Sunderland.
Valve(s): pv on HP, sv on LP.
2 tfc, 2 cbs, LP Xhead lever driven air, bilge and fp, 220 IHP, 175 rpm.
BOILERRT Scotch.
Built 1945 by D. Rowan & Co. Ltd. at Glasgow.
Fuel: oil, Pressure: 140 psi, Heating Area: 761 sqft.
2-furnace, 9' dia x 9' 6" long.
PROP4 blades.
HISTORYLaunched 25 September 1945 for MoWT, transferred to Admiralty, served at Port Edgar. December 1962 in reserve at Rosyth. June 1974 acquired for preservation, steamed to River Medway. Now kept at Chatham Historic Dockyard. Steamed regularly. Ref Classic Boat June 1991.
UK
 
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(Owners) 1986

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