Steamboat Register

Gondola

Owner: The National Trust

Website: http://www.visitcumbria.com/amb/gondola.htm

Area: UK-North

Hull

Passenger steamer. Construction: Steel.
Built 1979 by Vickers Shipbuilding Group at Barrow
LOA: 90' 0", Beam: 15' 0", Draft: 4' 10", Displacement: 90000 lbs.
Spoon bow, counter stern, midships varnished saloon. 86 seats, wheel steering, serpent figurehead. ON 389537.

Boiler

Locomotive type Built 1979 by W. Bertram & Sons Ltd. at South Shields
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi,
14' long 80 x 1¾" id tubes, 2 injectors, bilge ejector, 16 cwt. bunker.

Engine

Vee twin. 7" + 7" X 8"
Built 1979 by Locomotion Enterprises at Gateshead
sv valve. Helical Sleeve valve gear.
Plate frame, bored trunk guides. 220 rpm, puffer.

Propeller

3 blades,
Shaft: 75" mm

History

Originally built in 1859 by Jones, Quiggin & Co, Liverpool for the Furness Railway Co. Withdrawn in 1940, steam plant removed 1944, used as a houseboat, sank 1964, re-floated 1977, new hull built and fittings restored. First steamed again in June 1980. Available for evening charter ( Tel: 15394 41288). Ref: Classic Boat Feb 1997.

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.