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Emma

Status: Under Construction

Owner: National Maritime Museum Cornwall

Area: UK-South West


Hull

Cabin/Saloon Launch. Construction: Carvel teak on oak.
LOA: 23' 6", LWL: 23' 0", Beam: 6' 0", Draft: 2' 9", Displacement: 4000 lbs.
Wheel and tiller steering, straight stem, transom stern.

Boiler

Thornycroft type 2-drum WT Built 1966
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating area: 40 sqft,
Steam drum 9" dia, mud drum 8" dia, hand fp, superheater, economiser, auxiliary air and fp, bilge ejector, Wkettle.

Engine

Compound. 3" + 6" X 3 1/2"
Built 1912
pv valve. Savery-Joy Radial valve gear.
20 IHP, 800 rpm, engine driven fp, Kcond.

Propeller

3 blades, 18" X 30"

History

Fitted out and plant fitted by C. F. Parsons. 1972 to W. Bonney. Acquired 1997 and refitted. Acquired in 2015 by the National Maritime Museum Cornwall and currently undergoing restoration.


Last Modified: 2022.01.13.


(Derrick Mills)

Photos


Emma undergoing restoration at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall