Rio Colorado
Owner: R.P. Scripps
Area: USA
Hull
Sternwheeler.
Construction: Steel.
Hull in Buil
Built 1996 by Scripps Foundry & Machine Works at Fredericksburg, Texas
LOA: 40' 0", Beam: 12' 0", Draft: 1' 2",
Scow bow.
Boiler
HRT Built 1997 by Dixon Boiler Works at Los Angeles
Heating area: 210 sqft,
Dryback, shell 48" dia x 75" long, 2" tubes. Aux duplex 3" x 2" x 3" fp. Penberthy injector.
Engine
Horizontal Cross-coupled Twin. 5" + 5" X 20"Built by Scripps Foundry & Machine Works
Design: Western River type sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Xhead driven fp, 25-30 rpm, 22 IHP, Kcond. Aux Anthony Bever built dynamo engine.
History
New boat designed and steam plant fitted by owner in his own engineering works. First launched 1997 with smaller boiler.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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