Steamboat Banshee - Steamboat Register Radow sorted by Steamengine

Steamboat Register Radow sorted by Steamengine

Tide - 2009

Argonaut - Project

Steamboat Banshee

nation:

06.06.2009

length
13.56 m
44'-6"

beam
2.30 m
7'-6"

draft
1.60 m
5'-3"

engine: John Ashton
127.0 + 254.0 x 152.4
5" + 10" x 6"

boiler: 3 Drum Water Tube, max. 11.0 bar/ 160psi
Yarrow

Prop: 711 x 914 mm / 28" x 36" > Ratio = 1 : 1.29

Picture 1 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2009-05

Summer 2009 in Berlin, Germany

Steamboat Banshee - Picture 2 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

Picture 2 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

The Banshee will be driven by a big V-Engine. Here you can see one of the cylinders.

In the foreground left you see the 2-cylinder generator engine...

Main steam line is coming direct from Boiler (black housing at the right).

Steamboat Banshee - Picture 3 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

Picture 3 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

Picture 4 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

Picture 5 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

2-cylinder generator engine

Steamboat Banshee - Picture 6 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

Picture 6 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

View to the back

Steamboat Banshee - Picture 7 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

Picture 7 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

View to the seats in the back

Steamboat Banshee - Picture 8 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

Picture 8 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

View from the back seats to the front. The engine room is located direct behind the cabinet.
At the right you can see the alleyway to the helmstand.

Steamboat Banshee - Picture 9 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

Picture 9 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04

In the alleyway you find the green covers of the LP-Piston and its valve.
The skylight over the LP-Piston is the only access to the engine room.

Steamboat Banshee - Picture 10 - taken by Rainer Radow: 2002-04