Victoria

Status: Steaming

Owner: A.Henstridge

Area: UK-Wales

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Plywood.
Hull model: Mariamne designed by Glyn Lancaster Jones
Built 1981 by Glyn Lancaster Jones
Fit out 1984 by Peter Neil
LOA: 16' 0", Beam: 5' 0",
No.1005, straight stem, counter stern, wheel steering

Boiler

Lune Valley type 2-drum WT Built 1984 by Glyn Lancaster Jones
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 120 psi,
Steel Steel tubes. superheater,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, feed water heater, Windermere kettle, whistle,
No.1013, 5 gal hotwell

Engine

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 12" X 22"
Shaft: 1" SS

History

Originally built as a plug for fibreglass mouldings. When all required moulds had been taken, sheathed and made into a boat. Engine installed by first owner, Peter Neil and named Idunno. Sold 1990 to Andrew Pearce, renamed SL Victoria and wheel steering fitted. Last steamed 1998. Acquired in 2004 by David Biss, overhauled and steamed regularly. Sold to Andrew Henstridge in June 2019. Currently undergoing overhaul.

River Dart 2017 (Photo Alan Davis)