TID 164
Owner: Medway Maritime Museum
Area: UK
Hull
Tug.
Construction: Steel, pre-fabricated.
Hull in Buil
Built 1945 by W. Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. at Sunderland
LOA: 73' 10", LWL: 65' 0", Beam: 17' 0", Draft: 8' 0", Displacement: 108000 lbs.
No.291.
Boiler
RT Scotch Built 1945 by D. Rowan & Co. Ltd. at Glasgow
Fuel: Oil, Pressure: 140 psi, Heating area: 761 sqft,
2-furnace, 9' dia x 9' 6" long.
Engine
Compound. 12 1/2" + 26" X 18"Built 1945 by J. Dickinson & Sons Ltd. at Sunderland
pv on HP, sv on LP valve. 2 tfc, 2 cbs, LP Xhead lever driven air, bilge and fp, 220 IHP, 175 rpm.
Propeller
4 blades,
History
Launched 25 September 1945 for MoWT, transferred to Admiralty, served at Port Edgar. December 1962 in reserve at Rosyth. June 1974 acquired for preservation, steamed to River Medway. Now kept at Chatham Historic Dockyard. Steamed regularly. Ref Classic Boat June 1991.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(Owners) 1986