SS Tantallon Castle (1894)
Built in 1894 by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. at Govan. Tonnage 5636grt, length 440ft 4in, beam 50ft 6in, service speed of 17 knots.[2]
1901 Ran aground on Robben Island, and was wrecked.
The quadruple engines were designed by Andrew Laing, the engineering manager at Fairfield, to develop 7500 indicated horse-power with a steam pressure of 200 psi. High-pressure cylinder 33 1/2 in. diameter, intermediate-pressure 49 in. in diameter, the second intermediate-pressure 67 in. in diameter, and the low pressure cylinder 98 in. in diameter, all with a stroke of 5 ft. 6 in. Water circulated through the condenser by two large centrifugal pumps driven by independent triple-expansion engines of the single-acting direct-acting type, with enclosed crank, supplied by W. H. Allen and Co. Various pumps by A. G. Mumford. A large refrigerating machine of the ammonia type on the De la Verne principle was installed, made by the Haslam Foundry and Engineering Co. Three large Siemens dynamos, each driven by triple-expansion engines of the direct single-acting enclosed type, made by W. H. Allen and Co, supply the lights throughout the ship. Electricity is also used for driving ventilating fans.[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Engineering 1894/11/23
- ↑ [1] The British & Commonwealth Shipping Company Register: Tantallon Castle (2)
- ↑ Engineering 1894/11/23