Melisande
Owner: Unknown
Area: UK-North
Hull
Cabin/Saloon Launch.
Construction: Plywood.
Built 1985 by Glyn Lancaster Jones at Port Dinorwic
Fit out 1985 by David Strong
LOA: 24' 0", LWL: 22' 0", Beam: 5' 6", Draft: 1' 6",
No.4. Hard chine, counter stern, blue, varnished upperworks, aft saloon, wheel steering.
Boiler
VFT Built 1988 by J.O. Lugg & Son Ltd. at Billinghurst
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate area: 15 sqft, Heating area: 20 sqft,
60 x 1" tubes, Wkettle.
Engine
Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"Built 1980 by P. Lewis at Norton
Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
2 tfc, 2 cbs, 350 rpm, 4 IHP, Kcond, ecc driven fp, Xhead driven air pump. Fitted 1987
Propeller
3 blades, 16" X 26"
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel
History
New launch, commenced 1980 at Todmorden, fitted out and plant installed by first owner David Strong 1985, first steamed July 1986. Acquired 1996, completely rebuilt and refitted by owners 1997. Engine formerly in SCYLLA OF MESSINA, restored by Alan Howarth, Feb. 2000. Thought to have been sold around 2004 - KJS
Last Modified: 2015.05.21.
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(Eric Thompson)