| Description | 61b. Sicilian Customs, La Rondini (LN & LO). Mar. 1842. 2 items.
Two 21 horse power side lever boat engines, with 27½ inch cylinders, 2½ foot strokes, 15 horse engine framing.
Cross-section of the boat showing engines and paddles etc., plan of the engine deck beams and longitudinal section of the engine room and boiler - drawings made in the London office.
For Sicilian Customs. The boat was sometimes referred to as "Sicilian No. 3" or "Sicilian Customs". These drawings were kept in the London office and sent to Soho at a later date.
See also: Portfolio 5/1162.
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