| Description | 92. Venice Boats, Austrian Lloyds Steam Navigation Co., San Giusto (EL & EM), San Marco (EN & EO) and San Carlo (EP & EQ). Apr., Jun.-Dec. 1852, Jan.-Mar., Jun., Oct. 1853. 73 items.
Three sets of two 30 horse power horizontal engines, with 28 inch cylinders, 1½ foot strokes.
Tracings made from drawings by Thomas Vernon & Son:
Plans of the hull; proposed general arrangement of the boats; section 5 inches forward of no. 9 frame - partially coloured; plan and section of proposed cabins; plans and sections - partially coloured; rigging plan; plan of the stern - partially coloured.
Cylinder, slide etc. - 2 coloured original and 1 coloured reverse drawings; plan and sections of the boat showing engine room, shafts, boiler etc. - partially coloured original and partially coloured tracing.
Longitudinal section of engine - 2 coloured drawings; cross-section and plan of cylinders etc. - 2 partially coloured drawings; plan of the engines - partially coloured drawing (this has been crossed out); plans and sections of boiler - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings (also used for the Patent Fuel Co.); propeller, shafting, blocks, pushing piece etc. - 2 coloured drawings.
Section of air pumps - 2 coloured drawings; end view and plan of the hot water cistern - 2 coloured drawings; plan of engines - 2 coloured drawings; hot water pumps - coloured original and coloured reverse drawings; diagram of the slide; starting and working gear - 2 partially coloured drawings; starting gear - 2 partially coloured drawings; link at its extreme throw - 2 drawings; foot valves - 2 coloured drawings; delivering valves - 2 coloured drawings; feed and bilge pumps - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings.
Plan of the engine room - 2 coloured drawings; cross-sections of the engine room - 2 coloured drawings. All these drawings were made in the London office and the copies sent to Soho bear letter codes.
Alteration in the piping (plan) - 2 coloured drawings; alteration in the piping (cross-section) - 2 coloured drawings; details of the working gear - 2 partially coloured original and 2 partially coloured reverse drawings; connecting rod, cross bar for cylinder - coloured original and coloured reverse drawings. These drawings were made at Soho and all bear letter codes.
Miscellaneous drawings, rough sketches etc.:
Base of funnel - partially coloured tracing; sketch of feed pipes; sketch of slide valve links; partially coloured tracing of ?; sketch of arrangement of engines; sketch of stern post tube; sketch of lower blow valve; brackets for feed and bilge pumps and guide bracket for slides; filling piece for air pump, wash deck pipe etc.; part of barometer; sketch of boiler hatchway for San Giusto; shafts; list of extra pipes; list of alterations for the San Marco; cutting from the Liverpool Courier, 9 Feb. 1853, re the launch of the San Giusto.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 1012.
For the Austrian Lloyds Steam Navigation Co. The boats were built by Thomas Vernon & Son. |