Steamboat Asphodel - Steamboat Register Radow sorted by Stern

Steamboat Register Radow sorted by Stern

Unica

Heron

Steamboat Asphodel

nation:

15.11.2007

length
7.62 m
25'-0"

beam
1.68 m
5'-6"

draft
0.60 m
2'-0"

engine: Liquid Fuel Engineering
63.5 + 127 x 101.6
2 1/2" + 5" x 4"

boiler: Vertical Fire Tube
Kingdom Type

Prop: 406 x 762 mm / 16" x 30" > Ratio = 1 : 1.88

Picture 1

Hull built by Liquid Fuel Engineering Co, Cowes, date unknown, carvel mahogany on ash, oak keel, stem and stern post, straight stem, transom stern, white, varnished decks, 10 seats, 6.5 knots.

Steamboat Asphodel - Picture 2

Picture 2

Engine built c1900 by Liquid Fuel Engineering Co, 2 cyl comp, 2 1/2 +5 x 4, keel c, toothed belt driven fp, ecc-driven air pump, 350 rpm

Prop: 3 blades 16 x 30

Steamboat Asphodel - Picture 3

Picture 3

Originally a yacht's tender with LIFU horizontal compound engine. Present steam plant fitted 1982, first steamed August 1982, all by David Russell, England. Acquired July 1991.

Steamboat Asphodel - Picture 4

Picture 4

Picture 5

Picture 6

Boiler built 1993 by Edward Langley, No.2 size, Kingdon VFT.
(Previously fitted with 1982 built Illingworth type, WT)

Steamboat Asphodel - Picture 7

Picture 7

First release of this page: 15.11.2007.

Unica

Heron