Steam-powered passenger ship located on Coniston Water, England
Gondola on Coniston Water.
History
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Name
Gondola
Owner
Furness Railway (1859–1922)
London, Midland and Scottish Railway (1923–44)
Private (1945-70s)
National Trust (since the 1970s)
Operator
Furness Railway (1859–1922)
London, Midland and Scottish Railway (1923–36)
National Trust (since 1979)
Port of registry
Barrow
Builder
1859 – Jones, Quiggin & Co., Liverpool
1979 – Vickers Shipbuilders, Barrow
Cost
£1050
Yard number
The rebuilt hull is the only ship built at Vickers not to be numbered
Launched
1859
Recommissioned
1979
Out of service
1936-79
Refit
Every November - March
Motto
'Cavendo Tutus'
General characteristics
Type
Steam yacht
Tonnage
42
Length
84ft
Beam
13ft 6inches
Draught
4ft 6inches
Installed power
V twin steam engine
Propulsion
Propeller
Speed
11.7 knots (13.5 mph; 21.7 km/h) maximum speed,
8 knots (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) cruise speed
Capacity
86
Crew
3
Time to activate
1.5 hours
Sketch of Gondola in 1890
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The steam yacht Gondola is a rebuilt Victorian, screw-propelled, steam-powered passenger vessel on Coniston Water, England. Originally launched in 1859, she was built for the steamer service carrying passengers from the Furness Railway and from the Coniston Railway. She was in commercial service until 1936 when she was retired, being converted to a houseboat in 1946. In 1979, by now derelict, she was given a new hull, engine, boiler and most of the superstructure. She is back in service as a passenger boat, still powered by steam and now operated by the National Trust.
Gondola is one of the inspirations for Captain Flint's houseboat in Arthur Ransome's book Swallows and Amazons. In Coniston's Ruskin Museum there is a black and white post card of Gondola that Ransome sent to his illustrator, with changes to the outline in ink to show how he wanted the houseboat to look.[2]
^"November 2017: One flag just isn't enough". National Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^"Steam Yacht Gondola | Boat Trips on Coniston | Visit Cumbria - the Big Site |". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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