Belle Marie

Status: Active use

Owner: Jim Simpson

Area: Tintern, Wye Valley UK

Hull

open launch with canopy. Construction: GRP.
Hull designed by Admiralty in 1988
Built 1988 by Bossom’s Boatyard Ltd. at UK
Fit out by Bossom at Oxford
LOA: 26' 3",
8 meters X 2.2 meters GRP Admiralty Whaler, originally fitted out by Bossom's Steam conversion by J Simpson

Boiler

2 Drum WT Designed by John King,
Built by Richard Parker at Newport
Fuel: Coal or wood., Pressure: 150 psi,
10 tubes. Steel Drum, Cunifer tubes, bolted ends construction,
engine driven pump, forced draft fan, hand pump, injector, Windermere kettle, whistle,

Engine

Single cylinder.
Built by Richard Parker at Newport, Gwent
Designed by: Taylor
Slide valve. Stephenson valve gear.
Power: 8.8 HP

Propeller

Bronze, 4 blades,

Added to the register: 2026.01.14. Last Modified: 2026.02.09.