Beryl of Avon
Status: Active use
Owner: Alfred Harwardt
Area: Germany
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: Triple-skin cedar, teak deck.
Hull designed by Sony Levi
Built 1976 by Terry Hardick at Bath
LOA: 23' 0", LWL: 19' 8", Beam: 5' 5", Draft: 1' 8", Displacement: 2700 lbs.
Canoe stern, varnished, 7 seats, 6½mph.
Boiler
Blackstaffe type WT Built 1993 by Precision Steam at Tiverton
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi,
Copper Copper tubes. copper/bronze superheater,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, feed water heater, whistle,
No.116. No.1A size.
Engine
Compound. 1 1/2" + 3" X 2 1/2"Built 1968 by Blackstaffe & Wood at Victoria, BC
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
No.27. 600 rpm, 2 IHP, Xhead driven air and fp, Kcond. Mounted on rubber, with flexible drive coupling and steampipe.
Propeller
Stainless Steel, 3 blades, 13" X 14"
Shaft: 1" monel
History
Built for and steam plant fitted by first owner Alex Moulton, with plant from ALICE. . (1976 - 1993 fitted with Blackstaffe & Wood , Canada, 1968 built boiler). Acquired July 1990 by Lord Strathcona Acquired Apr 2008 by Alfred Harwardt
Last Modified: 2015.05.28.
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(Original owner)