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Swedish Steamships

Steamship Färjan 4 from Gothenburg
Steamship Färjan 4 från Gothenburg

Built in 1920 at Motala Verkstad, Motala Sweden
Call sign Measures in meter Tonnage Engine
kW 		Speed
Knots
Length Beam Draught Gross Net
SEID 20.55 5.35 2.10 48 20 45 7
Scotch fire tube boiler with one furnace. 9.5 bar
Compound steam engine with Stephenson's link-motion. 180 rpm

 

The engine room onboard Steamship Färjan 4

The scotch fire tube boiler
The coal fired scotch fire tube boiler.

 

Engine working at half ahed
The compound expansion engine running at half speed ahead.

 

Stephenson link-motion
The Stephenson's link-motion.
The high pressure piston's eccentric rods and quadrant are visible on the picture as well as the slide valve rod. A similar set for the low pressure piston is installed at the after end of the engine


Steam ferry Färjan 4 from Gothenburg

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