River Song

Status: Steaming

Owner: Ian Heppinstall

Area: UK-Midlands

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP. Deck & interior lined with mahogany veneer..
Fit out 1989 by Geoff Thorne at Staines
LOA: 18' 3", LWL: 17' 0", Beam: 5' 4",
Thought to be transom stern GRP moulding by Island Plastics. Counter stern added during fit out in 1989. White, varnished mahogany decks and interior, tiller steering.

Boiler

‘K’ type VFT Built 1981 by McEwen
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 120 psi, Output: 200 lbs/hr,
20" dia X 46" high Steel barrel. 32 X 1 1/4" dia Expanded steel tubes. Welded steel ,expanded tubes construction,
non-condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, feed water heater, Windermere kettle, whistle,
Originally installed in 'Helen'

Engine

Double acting twin . 2 1/4" + 2 1/4" X 2"
Built 1989 by Geoff Thorne at Staines
Design: Swan (modified) by: Stuart Turner
Slide valve. SLRG valve gear.
Power: 3 HP
Modified with longer connecting rods to reduce angularity and loading on crossheads.

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, 16" X 16 1/2"
Shaft: 1 1/4" Stainless Steel

History

Previously named 'Icthus'. Purchased from original owner in 2016 as a non running project. Machinery layout substantially altered. Engine now drives propeller directly, and a higher capacity VFT boiler is installed in place of the original horizontal type.

Added to the register: 2017.12.08. Last Modified: 2021.07.25.

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