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Paddle steamship Eric Nordevall II from Forsvik
Paddle steamship Eric Nordevall II

Under construction at Forsviks Varv, Forsvik Sweden
Call sign Measures in meter Tonnage Engine
kW 		Speed
Knots
Length Beam Draught Gross Net
  28.6 6.5 1.9 150   25 7
Daniel Fraser's steam boiler. 0,8 bar
Two side-lever steam engines. 17 hp each. 20 rpm
A replica of the paddle steamship Eric Nordevall built in 1836 and foundered in 1856.
The wreck has been found in surprisingly good condition at 45m depth.

Eric Nordevall II
The sidewheeler steamships outside planking almost finished.
Notice the inward bended hull that gives the steamship a violin-shaped look.
When the paddle wheels and the wheel houses are mounted then the steamship's, violin-shaped look will be less obvious, at least from the outside view.

 

The engine onboard the paddle steamship Eric Nordevall II

Side-lever steam engines

Daniel Fraser's steam engine has been copied and put together at Motala Verkstad.
The steam engines have been tested with compressed air at the workshop. Installed on the paddle steamship Eric Nordevall II it will get steam of just 0.8 bar from the boiler. The exhaust steam from the cylinders meets the condenser vacuum 0.3 bar.

Steam engine from 1836
The two side-lever steam engines are connected together and work on the same crankshaft. The paddle-wheels' shafts will be connected as extensions of the crankshaft. At the paddle-wheels' maximal speed, 20 r.p.m., the ship will reach a speed of seven knots.

 

Motala VerkstadEngine no.14 was built in 1836 for PS Eric Nordevall
and this replica of the engine, no.27, was built in 2008 for the Paddle Steamship Eric Nordevall II.

Paddle steamship Eric Nordevall II from Forsvik

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