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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: D.A. Howard. [?])
Area: West Coast of Scotland (UK).
HULLOpen launch
Built c1900 by Forrestt & Sons Ltd. at Wyvenhoe.
LOA: 27', LWL: 26', Beam: 6', Draft: 1' 6".
Double-skin teak, diagonal inner
Straight stem, transom stern, varnished.
ENGINE2-crank Quadruple Expansion, 1¾" + 2¾" + 4¼" + 6" x 3½".
Built 1891 by Simpson Strickland & Co. Ltd. at Dartmouth.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
No.D1/2A 94. Xhead driven air and feed pumps, 10 IHP, 650 rpm, Kcond two 9' x 2" tubes.
BOILER2-drum WT.
Built 1984 by Thames Steam Launch Co. at Chiswick.
Pressure: 200 psi, Heating Area: 35 sqft.
No.040. Steam drum 8" dia, mud drums 6" dia, 70 tubes.
PROP3 blades, 20" x 32".
Shaft: 1¼".
HISTORYHull restored and plant fitted by Lord Strathcona 1972, plant taken from his previous launch EYTHORNE. 1999 having major overhaul. During 1930’s engine in ROXANA at Ely, 1947-72 in EYTHORNE. 1972-84 fitted with a Merryweather ‘B’ boiler.
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