File:SS Shieldhall engine room.jpg

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Summary

The General Cargo-Passenger Steamer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Shieldhall" class="extiw" title="w:SS Shieldhall">SS Shieldhall</a> was built in 1954 as a "Clyde <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sludge" class="extiw" title="w:sludge">sludge</a> boat" by Lobnitz & Co. of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew,_Scotland" class="extiw" title="w:Renfrew, Scotland">Renfrew</a> who also constructed the two triple expansion steam engines. The Shieldhall is now operated by the Solent Steam Packet Limited preservation society to run trips down the Solent from from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton" class="extiw" title="w:Southampton">Southampton</a>. As seen in the photograph, passengers can go down into the engine room between the two steam engines. On the green engine casing to top left the tops of two of the three cylinders are visible.

  • IMO Number: 5322752
  • MMSI Number: 232003964
  • Callsign: GNGE
  • Length: 82 m
  • Beam: 13 m

photograph taken by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dave_souza" title="User:Dave souza">dave souza</a> during a brief return visit of the Shieldhall to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firth_of_Clyde" class="extiw" title="w:Firth of Clyde">Firth of Clyde</a> in July 2005. Any re-use to attribute the work to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dave_souza" class="extiw" title="w:User:Dave souza">dave souza</a> and show the link <a class="external free" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dave_souza">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dave_souza</a>.

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current04:59, 9 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 04:59, 9 January 20171,840 × 1,232 (880 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)<p>The General Cargo-Passenger Steamer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Shieldhall" class="extiw" title="w:SS Shieldhall">SS <i>Shieldhall</i></a> was built in 1954 as a "Clyde <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sludge" class="extiw" title="w:sludge">sludge</a> boat" by Lobnitz & Co. of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew,_Scotland" class="extiw" title="w:Renfrew, Scotland">Renfrew</a> who also constructed the two triple expansion steam engines. The <i>Shieldhall</i> is now operated by the <i>Solent Steam Packet Limited</i> preservation society to run trips down the Solent from from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton" class="extiw" title="w:Southampton">Southampton</a>. As seen in the photograph, passengers can go down into the engine room between the two steam engines. On the green engine casing to top left the tops of two of the three cylinders are visible. </p> <ul> <li>IMO Number: 5322752 </li> <li>MMSI Number: 232003964 </li> <li>Callsign: GNGE </li> <li>Length: 82 m</li> <li>Beam: 13 m</li> </ul> <p>photograph taken by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dave_souza" title="User:Dave souza">dave souza</a> during a brief return visit of the <i>Shieldhall</i> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firth_of_Clyde" class="extiw" title="w:Firth of Clyde">Firth of Clyde</a> in July 2005. Any re-use to attribute the work to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dave_souza" class="extiw" title="w:User:Dave souza">dave souza</a> and show the link <a class="external free" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dave_souza">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dave_souza</a>. </p>
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