Engine Room

With 13 separate steam engines in one room, the Daldy's engine room can get to be quite a busy place. My personal favourite is the main port engine. It always seemed to respond better than the starboard one! The cylinder diameters are 15, 25 and 40in., the stroke being 30in. The high-pressure cylinder is fitted with a piston valve having Moss Philip rings, while the intermediate- pressure and low-pressure valves are of the Andrews and Cameron type. The piston rings are of the Lockwood and Carlisle type, and United States metallic packing is fitted to all the piston and valve rods. The exhaust from both engines is led to a common condenser, arranged athwartships at the after end of the engine-room. Two independent air pumps of the Weir design and a Drysdale centrifugal circulating pump are installed. More information relating to the engines can be found on the Historical Documents and the other documents page. If you would like or can supply more information Click Here to contact me.

Looking through the port engine
Looking through the port engine
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Engine room bilge, fire and general purpose pumps.
Engine room bilge, fire and general purpose pumps.
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Drysdale centrifugal circulating pump
Drysdale centrifugal circulating pump
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Engine room gauges and Weir boiler feed pumps above the hotwell. Notice the Pre-heater. (Red above left)
Engine room gauges and Weir boiler feed pumps above the hotwell. Notice the Pre-heater. (Red above left)
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Godfrey King Engineer
Godfrey King Engineer
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The two sets of triple-expansion steam engines were built by Messrs. Lobnitz & Co Ltd.
The two sets of triple-expansion steam engines were built by Messrs. Lobnitz & Co Ltd.
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Thomas Saecker at the throttle of the starboard engine
Thomas Saecker at the throttle of the starboard engine
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18kw 230vDC Generator Ex RNZN Minesweeper Kiwi. This engine has a hungry appetite for steam!
18kw 230vDC Generator Ex RNZN Minesweeper Kiwi. This engine has a hungry appetite for steam!
© Tony Millatt

18kw 230vDC Generator Ex RNZN Minesweeper Kiwi. This engine has a hungry appetite for steam!
18kw 230vDC Generator Ex RNZN Minesweeper Kiwi. This engine has a hungry appetite for steam!
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engine room looking in through restored skylight, what a view!
engine room looking in through restored skylight, what a view!
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engine room stbd engine
engine room stbd engine
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engine room stbd top
engine room stbd top
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Donkin's patent steering engine
Donkin's patent steering engine
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Emergency steering position located aft of engine room coupled to the Donkin's patent steering engine.
Emergency steering position located aft of engine room coupled to the Donkin's patent steering engine.
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Donkin's patent steering engine
Donkin's patent steering engine
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Stbd engine
Stbd engine
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engine room at work
engine room at work
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Triple expansion engine animation
Triple expansion engine animation
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engine room Weir vacuum pumps and condenser.
engine room Weir vacuum pumps and condenser.
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Weir vacuum pumps
Weir vacuum pumps
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