Pierrette

Owner: W. Rose

Area: UK-Thames

Hull

Fast launch. Construction: Riveted steel.
Hull in Buil
Built 1894 by G.F.G. DesVignes at Chertsey
LOA: 44' 8", Beam: 6' 8", Draft: 2' 6",
Conic hull, clipper bow, counter stern, wheel steering, grey, varnished teak decks and interior.

Boiler

Locomotive type Built 1951 by J.B. Hickey
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 200 psi,
Side fired, injector.

Engine

Propeller

3 blades, aftofrudde, 26" X 42"

History

Owned Mr Brunton, Bourne End 1895, 1930’s tripping boat at Marlow. Sunk at Ashton Ferry 1946, salvaged by Thames Conservancy, acquired by J.B. Hickey, hull replated by T. Taylor & Son, Staines, 1950’s. Acquired for owner’s collection 1965 from R. Lucas, Norfolk, re-fitted 1969-1994.

(Brian Smith)