VIC 96
Owner: VIC 96 Preservation Trust
Area: UK
Hull
Cargo lighter.
Construction: Welded steel.
Built 1945 by R. Dunston & Co. Ltd. at Thorne
LOA: 85' 0", LWL: 80' 6", Beam: 18' 0", Draft: 8' 8", Displacement: 290000 lbs.
No.578.
Boiler
V shell HFT Built 1945 by Cochran & Co. Ltd. at Annan
Pressure: 120 psi, Grate area: 25 sqft, Heating area: 525 sqft,
Banjo crank fp.
Engine
Compound. 10 1/2" + 22" X 14"Built 1945 by Crabtree & Co. (1931) Ltd. at Great Yarmouth
pv on HP, sv on LP valve. Radial valve gear.
2 tfc, cbs, HP Xhead driven fp and air pump, 140 IHP.
History
New to MoWT, 1947 to Admiralty named C668, later owned Mr Fielding. C1980 acquired by Treloar Bros. for preservation, 1981steamed London to Newcastle, 1983 Newcastle to Maryport. C1986 passed to Maryport Town Council. 1997 ownership passed to registered charity "Friends of Maryport Steamship Museum". 2004 - undergoing an extensive restoration to full working order. Target completion and removal from Maryport to Chatham : Spring 2005.
Last Modified: 2017.12.14.
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(Mike Rutland) Maryport, c1989
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