Lydia Eva
Owner: Lydia Eva & Mincarlo Trust
Website: http://www.eastcoastlive.co.uk/great-yarmouth/lydia_eva.h
Area: UK-East Anglia
Hull
Fishing drifter/trawler.
Construction: Riveted steel.
Built 1930 by Kings Lynn Slipway Co. Ltd. at Kings Lynn
LOA: 95' 0", Beam: 20' 6", Displacement: 276000 lbs.
No.251. Straight stem, counter stern, fo’c’sle, wheelhouse.
Boiler
RT Scotch Built 1961 by Stockton Chemical Engineers & Riley Boilers Ltd.
Pressure: 200 psi, Grate area: 35 sqft, Heating area: 1125 sqft,
2-furnace, 9' 5" dia x 9' 3" long, 190 x 3½" od tubes x 7' long, Weir type fp, 110v steam dynamo set.
Engine
Triple Expansion. 10" + 17" + 28" X 20"Built 1930 by Crabtree & Co. (R.H. Hutchinson) at GreatYarmouth
pv on HP, sv on IP & LP valve. SLRG valve gear.
No.618. 3 tfc, surface condenser integral with cbs, IP Xhead-driven air and feed pumps.
History
Built for Harry Eastick, Great Yarmouth, YH89. Sold 1938, later Air Ministry as mooring tender, 1948 renamed WATCHMOOR. 1969 to Maritime Trust for preservation, restored, open to public Yarmouth 1970-78, London 1978-86, laid up 1986-90, Chartered by Lydia Eva Trust from Maritime Trust, returned to East Anglia for restoration & display. 1996 purchased by owners for nominal £1
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(R.N. Cox) Great Yarmouth
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