Steam Tug Kerne at Acton Bridge - the ship's wheel
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Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 7 Oct 1990
Kerne was built in 1913 by Montrose Shipbuilding company, Montrose and is 75' 6" long overall and of 62.71 GRT. Her actual displacement (weight) is 153 tonnes. Propulsion is by an inverted vertical triple expansion engine with steam supplied by a coal burning Scotch boiler. I was able to have a ride in the company of the late Fred Dibnah. This shows the wheelhouse. The steering is manual with no steam steering engine on this vessel. The binnacle (compass) is behind the wheel.
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