Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
VIC 96
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: VIC 96 Preservation Trust. [?])
Area: Maryport Harbour (UK).
HULLCargo lighter
Built 1945 by R. Dunston & Co. Ltd. at Thorne.
LOA: 85', LWL: 80' 6", Beam: 18', Draft: 8' 8", Displacement: 145 gross tons.
Welded steel
No.578.
ENGINECompound, 10½" + 22" x 14".
Built 1945 by Crabtree & Co. (1931) Ltd. at Great Yarmouth.
Valve(s): pv on HP, sv on LP, Gear: Radial.
2 tfc, cbs, HP Xhead driven fp and air pump, 140 IHP.
BOILERV shell HFT.
Built 1945 by Cochran & Co. Ltd. at Annan.
Pressure: 120 psi, Grate: 25 sqft, Heating Area: 525 sqft.
Banjo crank fp.
PROP
HISTORYNew to MoWT, 1947 to Admiralty named C668, later owned Mr Fielding.
C1980 acquired by Treloar Bros. for preservation, 1981steamed London to Newcastle, 1983 Newcastle to Maryport.
C1986 passed to Maryport Town Council. 1997 ownership passed to registered charity "Friends of Maryport Steamship Museum".
2004 - undergoing an extensive restoration to full working order. Target completion and removal from Maryport to Chatham : Spring 2005.
UK
 
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(Mike Rutland) Maryport, c1989

(Frank Hazlehurst) Just after unslipping for hull repairs and propeller replacement, 2004

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