Fiske
Owner: K.J. Williams
Area: UK
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: Carvel mahogany on oak.
Hull in Buil
Built 1976 by R. Lower & Sons at Newhaven
LOA: 22' 0", Beam: 5' 3", Draft: 1' 6",
Straight stem, transom stern, varnished, 6 knots.
Boiler
V shell, cross WT Built 1944 by Merryweather & Co. at Greenwich
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 120 psi,
No.9595, ‘B’ size, all welded, 3 cwt bunker, injector, crankshaft driven FD fan, 10 gall fw tank, hand fp, keel c.
Engine
Quadruple Expansion. 2" + 2 3/4" + 3 3/4" + 5" X 3"Built 1901 by Simpson Strickland & Co. Ltd. at Dartmouth
Design: ¼A size sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
No.901. 2 tfc, cbs, Xhead driven feed and air pumps, 400 rpm, 5 IHP.
Propeller
3 blades, 17" X 26"
Shaft: 1 1/8" Stainless Steel
History
Plant installed by owner 1976, transferred from his previous launch SALAMANDER. First steamed SBA Thames Cruise 1976. Laid up since 1979.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(Brian Hillsdon) Thames Cruise, 1976