Rose O'Dea

Owner: C. Hamilton-Mudge

Area: UK

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Clinker larch on oak.
Fit out c195 by J.B. Hickey at Richmond
LOA: 18' 6", LWL: 18' 0", Beam: 6' 10", Draft: 1' 9",
Straight stem, transom stern, varnished, wheel steering, hard canopy.

Boiler

Locomotive type Injector, blower, Wkettle. (Thought to have been built for fairground use).

Engine

Propeller

3 blades,

History

Ex trawler’s boat fitted as a steamer by J.B. Hickey, Richmond c1950. At first with a single acting 2 cyl engine by Rochester Machine Tool Works, New York. Mid 1950’s to Freddie Field, late 1950’s laid up in garage. Acquired 1997.

(Lyn Smith) Sunbury 1998.