PRINCE
PRINCE (enlargement from photograph
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(Tom King)
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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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PRINCE |
20 |
Saltley Dock |
Iron Composite |
£600 |
FMC |
10+.1898 |
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Steamer Registrations
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Place |
PH Number |
Captain |
Date Inspected |
Date Registered |
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1011 |
J |
8.8.1898 |
5.10.1898 |
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Steamer Gaugings
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Place |
Gauging Number |
Notes |
Date |
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GJC GJC |
9987 11672 11672 |
71.6 x 6.9 x 3.6
12t 16cwt Add 8 cwts |
19.8.1898 24.1.1911 19.6.1913 |
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Maintenance
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Date
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Sides
of boiler hold – plain iron plates
New cabin sides (galvanised) |
9.1904 |
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Boiler
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Type |
Tubes |
PSI |
Cost |
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Fletcher |
2¼’’ |
100 lbs |
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Maintenance |
Date |
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Pressure altered to 110 lbs Retubed |
9.1902 |
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Engine
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FMC Haines |
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Maintenance |
Date |
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Propeller Shaft
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9’ 3’’ ( 8’ 3’’ – 10’’ – 2’’ ) |
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Maintenance |
Date |
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Shaft out, key fitted and turned New shaft |
12.1903 9.1904 |
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Steamer History
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Date |
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Taylor/TWM “captain using indecent and abusive language” Warren/TWM “went in (tunnel) and tug had to back out with wide boat” Capt Fred Edwards Millner letter “leaving a paddle up about a foot and wasting 6 lockfuls of water at No 11 on Monday night last TWM/FMC & reply “damaged lock 20 at Stoke, Captain Edwards” TWM/FMC re damage to Lock gate 20 (appears to be separate incident) Betts/TWM & FMC TWM “Entered Braunston (Tunnel) without light” Capt Fred Edwards TWM/FMC “ passed too fast” Capt Edwards |
4.1905 23.12.1911 30.12.1913 29.1.1915 11.2.1915 15.1.1917 22.12.1922 |
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Conversion to motor
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Cost |
Engine |
Cost |
Date |
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Uxbridge |
£339 |
15 hp Bolinder |
£190 |
18.3.1926 |
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Motor Registrations
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Place |
PH No |
Captain |
Date Inspected |
Date Registered |
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1534 |
Edward Westwood |
27.1.1931 |
20.2.1931 |
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Motor Gaugings
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Place |
Gauging Number |
Notes |
Date |
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GJC |
12145 |
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19.10.1926 |
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Maintenance
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New foreshoe Docked at Saltley Docked at Saltley |
12.1927 10.1936 11.1939 |
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Motor History
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Date |
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Fate
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Sold to |
Date |
11.1941 |
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