Lars Josefsson. Steamships

Swedish Steamships


Steamship Boxholm II from Boxholm

Steamship Boxholm II
 Built in 1904 at Ljunggrens Verkstad AB, Kristianstad Sweden.
 The ship was delivered in three parts and assembled on the beach of the lake Sommen
Call sign Measures in meter Tonnage Engine
kW
Speed
Knots
Length Beam Draught Gross Net
SGKR 20.61 4.75 1.87 45 13 63 9.5
 Scotch fire tube boiler with one single furnace.  7.5 bar
 Two cylinder compound expansion engine with Hackworth reversing gear.


Steamship Boxholm II arriving Tranås
You haven't really been in Sweden until you have sailed onboard this hundred years old lady.

 

The engine room onboard SS Boxholm II

Steam boiler and full bunker of wood
The engine room is almost filled up with wood for one day sailing.

 

The steam engine and the air-pump
The air pump discharges the exhaust steam and the condensate directly to the outside of the ship through a highly polished cupper pipe.

 

The steam engine cylinder top
The top of the engine

 

The steam engines manoeuvering place
The manoeuvering place. The speaking tube, the steam control valve and the revercing handle.

 

The handle to the reversing mechanism
The handle to the Hackworth reversing gear.


Steamship Boxholm II from Boxholm

© 2007 Lars Josefsson  Steamships