Firequeen

Status: Undergoing restoration

Owner: Summerlee Museum

Website: http://www.CultureNL.co.uk

Area: UK-Scotland

Hull

Dinghy. Construction: Clinker.
Hull model: ? designed by ? at Unknown in 1950
Built 1950 by Walkers Marine Ltd at Ramsgate
Fit out 1955 by Machin, Knight & Sons Ltd. at Rochester
LOA: 14' 6", Beam: 5' 4", Draft: 1' 4",

Boiler

Built 2013 by T.R.S. Boiler Makers at Melbourne, Derbyshire, UK
Fuel: Coal or wood.,
Steel tubes. Welded steel ,expanded tubes construction,

Engine

Single cylinder. 2.25" X 2"
Built 1955 by Mr Atthill at Norwich
Design: 5A (modified) by: Stuart Turner Ltd. Henley-on-Thames
Slide valve. Stephenson valve gear.

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Left Hand,
Shaft: 0.75" bronze

History

Acquired by Summerlee Museum, from John Ransom in 1989. At present undergoing overhaul including fitting a new boiler .

Added to the register: 2021.03.16. Last Modified: 2022.01.13.