50
Weight of Hull-
—Ironwork.
.... 62,169 lbs.
99
99
Woodwork
23,757 „
)>
99
Fittings ..
15,400 „
99
99
Engines ...’ ....
.... 15,776 „
99
99
Boilers .
22,770 „
9
99
Gearing .
.... 24,809 „
99
99
Cable apparatus
16,794 „
99
99
Fuel and water
17,050 „
198,525 lbs.
Total displacement weight = 88 tons 12 cwts. 2 qrs.
The weekly average working expenses of this class ofsteamers inclusive of repairs amount to £20 8s.
Type C (Figure 13) has been designed especially to suitcanal traffic or that of a small and swiftly flowing river. It isfurnished with engines of 25 horse power, and the engines,gearing and apparatus are designed as compactly as possible.As the length is comparatively short, 62 ft. on the water line,the taking-in and paying-out gear is not made moveable, but isfixed together with guiding drums, at each end of the vessel,forming, however, a rigid cable base on the steamer of only 59 ft.This steamer requires a crew of three men to work her. Theprincipal dimensions are as follows :—
TYPE
Length of Hull on deck linej> ») water ,,
Beam.
Draught ..
Total height .
Engine .
Diameter of cylinder .
Stroke .
Revolutions per minute
0 .
Ft. In.
.. 78 8
. 62 4
. 14 9
. .... 2 Of
... .. 11 5 £
. 25 H.P.
.... .... . .... 10ft.
. . 2ft. lin.
.... . 50