VULCAN
VULCAN, location uncertain but
possibly tied back to the head of lock 9 at Buckby, c 1910
(BW192/3/2/2/12/1/48)
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Craft
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Fleet No
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Built at |
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Cost |
Owner |
Launch Date |
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VULCAN |
183 |
Saltley Dock |
Iron Composite |
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FMC |
11.1906 |
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Built for Crossley Gas Engine and converted to steam boat |
11.1910 |
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Registrations
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Place |
PH Number |
Captain |
Date Inspected |
Date Registered |
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1207 1226 |
Noah Webb John Ward |
7.11.1908 31.10.1910 |
27.11.1908 25.11.1910 |
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Steamer Gaugings
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Place |
Gauging Number |
Notes |
Date |
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GJC |
11690 |
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20.3.1911 |
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Maintenance
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Date
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Boiler
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Type |
Tubes |
PSI |
Cost |
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Ruston Proctor & Co Ltd |
48 x 1¾’’ out 4 stays each side and 2 bar stays. Tubes in vertical rows. Lap joint shell |
120 lbs; later increased to 130 lbs as sanctioned by
insurance co |
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Maintenance |
Date |
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Boiler burned by |
1.3.1918 |
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Engine
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A H Beasley & Sons, Uxbridge. Weight 15cwt.3.14. CSC 3½’’ x 7’’ x 8’’ Stroke. 200 rpm Cost £110 |
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Maintenance |
Date |
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Propeller Shaft
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Maintenance |
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Steamer History
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Date |
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Mentioned in Millner letter to FMC Northampton re salmon shortage Millner letter re tunnel incident Captain J Wilkinson |
19.3.1914 4.11.1920 |
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Conversion to motor |
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At |
Cost |
Engine |
Cost |
Date |
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Uxbridge |
£288 |
15 hp Bolinder Model BM
(Pollock 1127) |
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4.9.1927 |
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Motor Registrations
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Place |
PH No |
Captain |
Date Inspected |
Date Registered |
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1538 |
Alfred Bevington |
14.3.1932 |
15.4.1932 |
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Motor Gaugings
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Gauging Number |
Notes |
Date |
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BCN |
2167 |
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11.8.1943 |
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Maintenance
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Docked at Saltley Docked at Saltley Docked at Saltley |
7.1936 8.1939 6.1942 |
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Motor History
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Date |
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BM15 engine taken out at Saltley prior to sale. Put in ANTELOPE |
8.1947 |
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Fate
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Date |
9.1947 |
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