Steamboat Register

Adelaide

Owner: Mats Silvertson

Area: Norway

Hull

Canopy. Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Frolic 21
Built by Steam & Electric Launch Co. at Wroxham
Fit out 1997 by Creative Marine at North Walsham
LOA: 21' 0", LWL: 19' 6", Beam: 5' 8", Draft: 1' 10",
White, varnished deck, hard canopy.

Boiler

Illingworth type VWT Built 1997 by Tony Dunn
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating area: 16 sqft,
Drum 6½" dia x 21" high, 32" dia x 26" long tubes, casing 18" dia x 36" high, injector, hand fp, fwh, Wkettle.

Engine

Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"
Built 2000 by Tony Dunn
Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Condensing.

Propeller

3 blades, 16" X 26"
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel

History

Hull moulding shipped to Hong Kong by a previous owner but returned to UK untouched. Acquired April 1997 from Mrs. Vic. Green, Ballymena. Machinery fitted by owner, launched Feb 1998. Ref Funnel 96. Sold to present owner Mats Silvertson in November 2011 - Kragero, Near Brevic, Norway

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.