296 (HSL)
Owner: The West Wales Maritime Heritage Society
Area: UK
Hull
Harbour service launch.
Construction: Double-diagonal wood..
Built 1942 by Hancocks Shipbuilding Co. (Pembroke) Ltd. at Pembroke Dock
LOA: 52' 6", Beam: 13' 7", Draft: 5' 3",
Raked stem, transom stern, fo’c’sle, original wheelhouse, aft saloon.
Boiler
RT Scotch Built 1942
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 120 psi,
Single furnace, 6' dia x 6' 10" long.
Engine
Compound. 8" + 16" X 8"Built 1942 by LNER at Cowlairs Works, Glasgow
pv on HP, sv on LP valve. SLRG valve gear.
LP Xhead lever driven air pump, HP Xhead lever driven fp and bilge pump, inboard surface condenser and Truslove circulating pump. Weed clearing blast on circulating water intake.
Propeller
3 blades, 46" X 59"
History
Built for Admiralty, 1946 to Tyne Improvement Commissioners. Oct 1974 to Ian Wilton, Newcastle for preservation, last steamed c1983. Acquired December 1990. 1999-2000 undergoing restoration including replacement of hull with that of a “DAN 3”, a Foden motor powered HLD with teak hull, copper sheathed. Contact Peter Davidson: 01646 682465
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(Peter Davison) 1992