Kingswear Castle

Owner: PS Kingswear Castle Trust

Website: http://www.pskc.freeserve.co.uk/

Area: UK-South East

Hull

Paddle Launch. Construction: Steel.
Built 1924 by Philip & Son Ltd. at Dartmouth
LOA: 113' 8", LWL: 108' 0", Beam: 28' 0", Draft: 4' 6", Displacement: 196000 lbs.
No.667. Swept raked stem, counter stern, wheelhouse, fore and aft saloons.

Boiler

RT Scotch Built 1962 by Stockton Chemical Engineers & Riley Boilers Ltd.
Fuel: Coal, Grate area: 15 sqft, Heating area: 460 sqft,
Single furnace, riveted shell, welded combustion chamber; 50 x 3" tubes + 30 x 2.5/8" stay tubes 5' 8" long, 6 tons bunkers, 120 gall fw.

Engine

Diagonal Compound. 13" + 26" X 24"
Built 1904 by Cox & Co. at Falmouth
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
No.116. LP Xhead-driven air, feed and bilge pumps; 41 rpm, surface c.

History

Built for River Dart Steamboat Co. Ran Dartmouth to Totnes; laid up end 1965; acquired for preservation; to Medway 1971, restored ’73 - ’84. Now available for charter. (Contact 01634 827648.) Ref: Classic Boat, Feb 1991. Engine built for first KINGSWEAR CASTLE.

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.