Fire Queen

Status: Steaming

Owner: Mike Fish, Jeff Kenworthy

Area: UK-North East

Hull

Canopy. Construction: GRP with mahogany trim.
Hull model: Sylvie, affordable hull designed by John King
Built 2012
Fit out 2013 by Roger Hall at Penarth
LOA: 18' 9",
Initial fit out by Roger Hall, completed by owners

Boiler

Centre drum WTB2 Designed by David Beale,
Built 2015 by Welding Innovations Ltd at Cranbrook, Kent
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate area: 1 sqft, Heating area: 23 sqft,
10" dia X 18" high drum(s). 20 X 5/8"" dia tubes. welded drum, silver soldered tubes construction,
non-condensing, hand pump, injector, whistle, siren,

Engine

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Left Hand, 18" X 26"
Shaft: 1" 316

History

Fire Queen is one of the first batch of six mouldings of the 'Sylvie' affordable hull. Fore and aft decks, gunwhales and front & rear seats were installed by Roger Hall at Penarth. The hull was then purchased by the current owners early in 2015, who completed the fit out and installed the machinery. The first sailing was on the river Tees in August 2016.

Windermere October 2016 (Chris Whitlam)