Paddleducks
Paddler Information => Research => Topic started by: Peter Webster on May 19, 2007, 08:53:32 PM
-
As some of you know I have a love of boat and also have a model of it but have found information on it quite scant until I came upon the South Australian library site as listed below
http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia?action=PASearch&mode=search&complete1=true&attribute1=subject&term1=Captain+Sturt+%28Paddle+steamer%29
This shows an amazing 18 photos of this boat. It also shows that I have made the hull incorrectly and will have to correct it but such is life.
Peter Webster
-
Hi PD's .... but not sure what you mean Peter :?:
-
Derek,
There is no question just a aite address for photos of this great boat.
Peter Webster
-
Here's a direct link to the state library of south australia listing for pictures of the Captain Sturt. There are a total of 43(don't think the first one will work though). Some of them will be double ups of ones in the previous thread.
http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au:1084/search?/dcaptain+sturt/dcaptain+sturt/1%2C2%2C44%2CB/exact&FF=dcaptain+sturt+paddle+steamer&1%2C43%2C
-
Hi PD's....& thanks Excelsior... the link to 'View of SW Captain Stuarts engine room from the ladder' is very interesting....PRG 1258/1/472
We can see to the right [STDB] a twin cylinder horizontal engine, however to the left [PORT] we see a smaller bore size [assumed as a twin cylinder horizontal] engine which appears to be mechanically linked back to the main engine :?: or it could be simply a horizontal interconnecting steam line [without lagging] :?:
Other pictures called 'the engine room' are I believe steam driven water pumps
Parsons simply quotes....'stm eng balanced balanced poppet valve type, 200hp connected direct to stern wheel'
-
Excelsior,
Thanks for the extra link. These other photos show more detail again.
Peter Webster