Metric units


Kookaburra

Owner: R.G.; G. Browne; Atterton

Area: Australia


Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Frolic 21
Built 1983 by Steam & Electric Launch Co. at Wroxham
LOA: 21' 0", Beam: 5' 6",
White.

Boiler

2-drum WT Built 1983 by Thames Steam Launch Co. at Chiswick
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 125 psi, Heating area: 16 sqft,
No.027.

Engine

Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"
Built 1980 by Anthony Bever at Swindon
Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
No.6A-6. Kcond.

Propeller

3 blades, 16" X 26"
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel

History

New launch, plant installed by owners 1983, first steamed 1984.


Last Modified: 2014.04.01.


(Owners) Dora Creek, 1998