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Construction
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History
Built in 1901 by Edward Burgoine of Windsor for A Jacobs, WINDSOR BELLE is a steam powered tripper boat. Her hull is wooden, of carvel construction and the steam compound engine was built by Plenty & Son. This was converted to motor drive in 1950, but restored in 1986 to steam power. As a passenger launch, she has been operated at various places on the River Thames, most recently at Wargrave running charter trips
Key dates
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1901
Built as a steam powered trip boat by Edward Burgoine at A. Jacob's Yard, Windsor
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1950
Steam plant removed and converted to motor powered
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1986
Fully restored to original configuration and steam plant fittted
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1989
Operating as passenger launch out of Hurley on River Thames
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1996
Whereabouts unknown but thought to be inactive
Sources
Brouwer, Norman J, International Register of Historic Ships, Anthony Nelson, Edition 2, 1993
Steamboat Register: An illustrated Register of surviving steam vessels in the British Isles, Steam Boat Association of Great Britain, Edition 6, May 1994
Hamer, Geoffrey, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles, G P Hamer, 1995
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