Tansor

Status: Under Construction

Owner: Andy Adams

Website: http://Face Book Steam Tug Tansor

Area: UK-Cambridgeshire

Hull

Narrowboat. Construction: Iron.
Hull model: Joey boat designed by owner at Peterborough UK in 2000
Built 1896 by Bantock at Ettingshall Wolverhampton
Fit out 2023 by Present owner at Oundle UK
LOA: 47' 0", LWL: 43' 0", Beam: 7' 0", Draft: 2' 6", Displacement: 13t lbs.
Front half of a 72' Bantock day boat. 1/4 rolled wrought iron plate. Rivetted. Steel counter stern added. New over all welded steel cabin.

Boiler

SBA VFT 105 Designed by SBA,
Built 2018 by Steamwell Boilers at Chew Stoke
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate area: 5.1 sqft, Heating area: 157 sqft, Output: 785 lbs/hr,
36" dia X 42" high Steel barrel. 252 X 1 1/4" dia Steel tubes. Steel drum and tubes. construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, injector, steam feed pump, whistle,

Engine

2 cyl compound. 5 3/4" + 12" X 8"
Built 1918 by US Navy at Mare Island California USA
Design: M by: U S Navy
Piston valve on HP, slide valve on LP valve. Stephenson valve gear.
Power: 50 HP

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 16" X 30"
Shaft: 1 1/4" Stainless Steel
Geared up from engine 1 to 4 by chains/sprockets and secondary drive shaft.

History

B.C.N original registration 15722 Listed in The National Historic Ships Register.

Added to the register: 2023.01.24. Last Modified: 2023.01.24.