BUILT:

1903 Tranmere Bay Development Co., Birkenhead ,

as  “Ralph Brocklebank”

Yard Number

222

Official Number

104479

OWNERSHIP

1903 to 1922 Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company

1922 – 2004 Manchester Ship Canal Company  - renamed “Daniel Adamson” in 1936

2004 Daniel Adamson Preservation Society

GRT

175

NRT

49

LOA: 110’6”

LBP: 105’2”

BEAM: 24’6”

Bmld:22’6”

DEPTH: 11’41/2”

Dmld: 11’0”

ENGINES

Two steam reciprocating compound engines built by J Jones & Sons. Liverpool .

Twin 2 cylinder 14” & 30” DIA. 20” Stroke, HP Cylinder renewed 1953.

583 ihp @ 150 rpm – speed 111/2 knots.

500 ihp @ 125 rpm – speed 10 knots.

Bollard Pull (approx) 51/2 tons.

BOILER

Single Kincaid single ended 3 furnace coal fired (scotch) fire tube. New in 1953

Working Pressure 120 psi. 13’7” internal diameter 9’ 101/2” long. 62 Stay tubes +

132 Plain tubes. Heating surface: Tubes- 1144ft2. Furnaces 103 ft x 2.

Centre chamber 233 ft x 2.

CONDENSERS

2- P+S.

PUMPS:

General Service (Lamonts). Bilge, Air feed (Main Engine).

Sanitary pump (Tangye) 51/2”str. Boiler Feed (Weir) Vert Duplex 10” Stroke  63/4” Bore.

P+S Centrifugal Circ pumps  (Drysdale).

BUNKERS:

28 tons

A. PEAK:    

10 tons

F. PEAK:     

10 tons

FW TANK:

150 Gallons

SANITARY TANK:

0.5 tons

DYNAMO &

ENGINE

(Ex- Irlam Locks)

6KW

STEERING GEAR

Alley & McLellan

(Sentinel).

4” Bore Cylinder.

Rod & chain.

PROPELLORS

x2 - Diameter 6’10”.

Twin DIA

Pitch: 10’6”.

DAR: 0.38.

4 Blades outward turning;  

C.I. (purchased 1922).

SHAFTS:

x2 - 6 3/16” Dia.

Mild Steel.

Gunmetal sleeves.

Lignum Vitae Bush-

Water lube.

STABILITY:

Light ship displacement – 306 tons.

As inclined (1936): Draft (f) 5’8”. (a) 9’6” – Displacement 324 Tons.

KB= 4’3.  BM=5’5.  GM= 2’02  CB= 0.45 (?)  TPI= 3.4.

Load Ship: Displacement 352 tons (100 persons, 23tons Coal, Aft Peak full). 

GM=1’6. (Sinkage, 100 persons =2”).

PASSENGER LICENCE:

  CLASS V. Total permitted=107 (7 Crew).