Steamboat Register

Britannia

Owner: J. Thickett

Area: USA

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP.
Hull in Buil
Built 1990 by Cygnus Marine at Penryn, Cornwall
Fit out by James Tilley at Whitwick
LOA: 15' 0", Beam: 5' 0",
Varnished wood deck, tiller steering, blue.

Boiler

Blackstaffe type HWT Built c199 by John & James Tilley at England
Fuel: Propane,

Engine

Compound. 1 1/2" + 2 1/4" X 2"
Built 1986 by R.H. Vallings at Sheerness
Design: Swan by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Cast A frames.

Propeller

3 blades, 14" X 20"
Shaft: 3/4" SS

History

Built to first owner J. Tilley’s specification, steam plant fitted by J. Tilley. First steamed May 1991, with James Tilley built single engine and David King boiler. Named BOY BLUE. Machinery replaced 1993 with present plant. 1996 sold to U.S.A. Engine formerly in FINCH 1986-1988 and AL HADIR 1989-1991

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.