Craft

Fleet No

Built at

Hull

Cost

Type

BIRMINGHAM

James Inshaw, Birmingham

6.68’ x70.68’ x3.5’ draught

Screw-tug boat

Owners

Address

Source for

First Date

Regents Canal Co

Trial date

8.1855

Steamer Registrations

Owner

Place

PH No

As

Date Inspected

Date Registered

Steamer Gaugings

Owner

Place

Gauging Number

Notes

Date

Boiler

Multitubular boiler giving 60-70psi

Engine

Twin 7’’ diameter cylinder with 18’’ stroke driving 2:1 bevel gears to two counter-rotating screws of 3’ diam &  4’ pitch. 8 nhp

SPoC

Steamer History

1st prize of £100 after trials on Regents Canal

Started at 6.15 am and at 7.45 pm (13.5 hrs)  had run over 11.25 miles of canal, towing 20 barges, 17 of which laden with an aggregate amount of cargo of 931 tons.

8 months period ending 31.5.1865 cost £344.2.0 for 3591miles hauling 2023 barges and 59,738 tons of cargo

Employed until June 1865 hauling  barge traffic on Regents Canal (SpoC

Steam Power on Canals

8.1855

15.6.1862

31.5.1865

6.1865

Fate

Date