Lars Josefsson | Steamship Boroysund

Steamship Børøysund
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Steamship Børøysund
Built in 1908 at Trondhjems Mekaniske Værksted, Trondhjem
Call sign Measures in meter Tonnage Engine
kW
Speed
Knots
Length Beam Draught Gross Net
LDBP 33.1 5.6 3.6 179   178 9
Scotch Marine Steam Boiler, 10.5 bar, with two coal fired furnaces.
Triple expansion engine with Klug's valve-gear.

Steamship Børøysund at quay in Gothenburg
Steamship Børøysund moored at a quay in Gothenburg

 

The engine room aboard Steamship Børøysund

Scotch marine steam boiler
The Scotch marine steam boiler with two furnaces aboard the Steamship Børøysund.

Engine room
The port side of the steamships engine room with the main engines air pump and two duplex pumps.

Klug's valve-gear
The Steamship Børøysund main steam engine.
The mechanism for the Klug's valve-gear. The horizontal eccentric rod and the pendulum for reversing of the engines rotation.