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THE KING

THE KING above lock 11 at Buckby, c 1910.  the steerer is J W Carter’s great-grandfather, the driver is his grandfather and sitting on top is his uncle!

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Craft

Fleet No

Built at

 

Hull

Cost

Owner

Launch Date

THE KING

103

Saltley Dock

Iron Composite

£600

FMC

11.4.1905

Steamer Registrations

Place

PH Number

Captain

Date Inspected

Date Registered

Birmingham

1152

Henry Goddard

10.4.1905

5.5.1905

Steamer Gaugings

Place

Gauging Number

Notes

Date

GJC

11681

 

13.2.1911

Hull Composition

Bottom elm, kelson pitch pine, sides iron

Maintenance

Date

 

 

Boiler

Type

Tubes

PSI

Cost

 

J Thompson

44 x 2Ό, 10 stay tubes

110 lbs

£70

 

Maintenance

Date

 

 

Engine

Haines FMC

Maintenance

Date

Top S valve altered to standard 1/8 ex lap.  LP none and one port badly curved ex side

4.1910

Propeller Shaft

9’ 2’’  ( 8’ 2’’ – 9Ύ’’ – 2Ό’’ ) Screw 2’’ diameter 6 threads

Maintenance

Date

Shaft 9’ 2’’ and bush

1.1907

Steamer History

Date

Note in Daventry CIJ The King “ I heard that Harrison - driver - had taken his wife and child to Brentford for the trip.  After careful enquiries I found this to be correct. I cautioned Harrison and wrote to FMC concerning the matter.”

Stem in Blisworth Tunnel

Millner letter re passage with President and butties

Millner letter re leaving paddle up. Captain W Griffin

    

3.8.1906

 

 

27.12..1912

 

31.7.1920

 

4.11.1921

Conversion to motor                      

At

Cost

Engine

Cost

Date

Saltley

£318

15 hp Bolinder Model NE    (Pollock 1119)

£190

30.6.1925

Motor Registrations

Place

PH No

Captain

Date Inspected

Date Registered

Birmingham

1549

John Jones

20.4.1934

17.5.1934

Motor Gaugings

Place

Gauging Number

Notes

Date

BCN

GJC

GJC

GJC

1236

12165

12165

12165

 

 

Add 11 cwt

Add 4 cwt

31.12.1926

16.8.1927

21.8.1936

29.7.1946

Maintenance

Docked Saltley

Docked Saltley

Docked Saltley

Docked Uxbridge

5.1935

1.1938

7.1941

6.1944

 

Motor History

Date

 

 

Fate

Sold to E Thomas Walsall

Date

7.1947

 

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