Vanessa
Owner: Jan Jorgensen
Area: Norway
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: Clinker mahogany and teak on oak frames..
Hull designed by Peter Freebody
Built 1988 by Peter Freebody & Co. at Hurley
Fit out 1988 by Peter Freebody & Co.
LOA: 22' 0", LWL: 21' 9", Beam: 6' 0", Draft: 2' 3", Displacement: 2800 lbs.
Green. Transom stern, wheel & tiller steering. Canopy fitted 2004.
Boiler
Kingdon type VFT Built 1988 at Storrington
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate area: 1.1 sqft,
hand pump, injector, Windermere kettle,
Two injectors (Double B Designs 2½ pint/min). Hand pump. Bilge Ejector. Blower. No.1 size. 24" dia x 24" high, 121 tubes 17mm od x 14½" long. Wet ashpan. Re-tubed April 2009 by Manor Farm Engineering (t/a Steamwell Boilers)
Engine
Twin. 2 1/4" + 2 1/4" X 3"Built 2006 by HP Moore at Wirral, Cheshire
Designed by: HP Moore
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
2 tfc, 2cbs. Pressure lubrication fitted by owner. Non condensing. ‘Mallinson’ centrifuge in exhaust pipe.
Propeller
3 blades, 18" X 24"
Shaft: 1 1/8" Stainless Steel
History
New launch, built and fitted out to Richard Park’s requirements for use on Windermere. Originally fitted with Stuart Turner 6A Compound 2½" + 4" x 3" sv (HP balanced) SLRG. 2 tfc, 2cbs. With ‘Mallinson’ centrifuge in exhaust pipe & ‘Ritchie’ lubricator. Sold to Jan Jorgensen of Tonsberg, Norway in 2013
Last Modified: 2014.06.13.
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(John Gibbs) Thames 2004
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