Esperance

  • Description

    "was built by T B Seath at Rutherglen for the great industrialist HW Schneider and was constructed of the highest grade iron produced by his own companies. The riveting was countersunk to give an entirely smooth finish to the outside of the hull. She was transported to Windermere in 1870 where, after operating on the lake for more than 50 years, her engines were removed when she was sold to become a houseboat in the 1920s....."
  • Owner

    National Historic Ships
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
  • License

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  • Further information

    Link: https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/446/esperance
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 3 hours, 21 minutes ago
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