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Valkyrie
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: D. Juster. (non-member)
Area: River Thames (UK).
HULLOpen launch
Built 1898 by J. Samuel White & Co. Ltd. at East Cowes.
LOA: 30', Beam: 6' 9".
Teak
No.1038. Varnished, original mast spars and sail.
ENGINETriple Expansion, 3" + 4¾" + 7" x 3½".
Built 1910 by Simpson Strickland & Co. Ltd. at Dartmouth.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
No.1254. 4 tfc, 3 cbs, Kcond, belt driven twin fp and air pumps, 750 rpm, 26 IHP.
BOILERWT.
Built 1986 by Langley Engineering at Storrington.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 250 psi, Grate: 4½ sqft, Heating Area: 80 sqft.
No.WT35. Casing 43" high x 38" long x 35½" wide, 256 tubes x 25" long, injector.
PROP3 blades, 20" x 32".
Shaft: 1½" SS.
HISTORYHull new to A.J. Anderton, Shetland Islands, originally with 23/4" + 6" x 4", 15 IHP engine and 200 psi WTB. Converted motor 1906. 1978 to Derrick Mills. 1983 to David Black who commissioned Langley Engineering to restore hull and fit steam plant. First steamed December 1987. Acquired at Phillips Auction, Henley, July 1991, by Colin Ashby. 1996 to present owner.
UK
 
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(David Harding) Windermere, 1988

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