Metric units


442

Owner: J.P. Dunkley

Area: UK-Midlands


Hull

Cabin/Saloon Launch. Construction: Double-skin, diagonal inner, fore & aft outer plan.
Hull in Buil
Built 1897 by J. Samuel White & Co. Ltd. at East Cowes
LOA: 30' 0", Beam: 7' 6",
No.1015. Wheel steering.

Boiler

Gunboat type DT Built 1990 by J.O. Lugg & Son Ltd. at Billinghurst
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi,
Welded shell 24" dia x 25" long plus smokebox.

Engine

Single. 4" X 4"
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Cast hammer type frame.

Propeller

3 blades, 25" X 26"
Shaft: 2" bronze

History

Former Royal Navy 32' pinnace, fitted with a 43/4" + 9" x 5" engine and DTB, appropriated to HMS ORLANDO, later converted motor. Acquired 1986, hull restored and steam plant fitted by owner. First steamed 1992. Engine formerly in WINANDER 1979-1990.


Last Modified: 2014.04.01.


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