Raven

Owner: G.H. Pattinson

Area: UK

Hull

Cargo barge. Construction: Riveted iron.
Built 1871 by T.B. Seath & Co at Rutherglen
LOA: 71' 0", LWL: 68' 0", Beam: 14' 6", Draft: 4' 0", Displacement: 82000 lbs.
Straight stem, counter stern, tiller steering, cargo hold converted with saloon, buff.

Boiler

V shell with two cross WT Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 100 psi,
Injector

Engine

History

Built for Furness Railway Co. for cargo handling on the lake. 1927 Vickers Armstrong Ltd; acquired 1956, when derelict; restored, refitted and now on display at the Windermere Steamboat Museum. (Ref: Light Steam Power publication Sept. 1963 and Waterways World June 1979.)

(Peter Hingley)