Phoenix
Owner: Unknown
Area: UK
Hull
Sternwheeler.
Construction: Marine plywood on wood frames.
Hull designed by Uffa Fox
Built 1968 by A. Austen at Alvechurch
LOA: 32' 0", LWL: 23' 8", Beam: 6' 10", Draft: 1' 0",
Hard chine, aft saloon, hard canopy forward, red.
Boiler
V shell, cross WT Built by Merryweather & Co. at Greenwich
‘B’ size. Fitted 1998.
Engine
Horizontal Twin. 3" + 3" X 18"Built 1967 by David King at Suffield, Norfolk
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
34 rpm.
History
Designed and built for first owner Norman Terry. 1983 donated to Droitwich Canal Trust. 1997-1998 fully restored by owners, The Phoenix Club, fresh boiler fitted. Sold 2004 Refs: LSP Sept-Oct 1968, Funnel 97 (1998).
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(L.G. Ladbury) 1999