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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: A.F. Hurst. (SBA member - East Anglia Region)
Area: River Great Ouse (UK).
HULLRiver tug
Built c1945 by G. Peaks at Stanground, Peterborough.
LOA: 30', LWL: 27' 6", Beam: 7' 10", Draft: 2' 8".
Riveted steel
Counter stern, wheelhouse.
ENGINECompound, 3½" + 7½" x 6".
Built c1918 by Robey & Co. at Lincoln.
Valve(s): pv, Gear: SLRG.
Cast trunk, Xhead guides, 300 rpm, engine driven air and geared fp, Kcond 15' x 1¼" copper pipe. Former steam wagon engine placed vertically, mounted on steel columns.
BOILERV thimble tube.
Built 1960s by Clarkson Thimble Tube Boiler Co. Ltd. at London.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 120 psi, Output: 900 lbs/hr.
No.3303, , 2' dia x 5' 3" high. Fitted c1989
PROP3 blades, 2' 6" dia..
Shaft: 2½" steel.
HISTORYAcquired by owner 1972 from Rev D. E. Brown, who acquired in 1962 when named THETIS and fitted with a Robey wagon boiler. Ref: LSP May 1963 and Jan 1968, Funnels 73,74 & 75.
Reported sunk 2006
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