1
Double exp.
2 cyl.
Prim. engine
192 / 200h.p.
1880
1882
2
"Diam. of High. Pres. Cyl. 10.5in.; Diam. of Low Pres. Cyl. 18in.; Stroke 18in.; Max. Rev. per Min. 195; Max. Steam Pres. per Sq. Inch. 125lbs.; Max. Horse Power 192. [Fitted] with feed and air pumps, with or without regulators. Brass casing to cylinders. [Has] variable cut-off valve." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. (creator). Data from 'Descriptive List of Compound Condensing Engines for Stationary or Marine Use' on Printed Advertising Leaflet titled 'Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, R.I. Sole Manufacturers of the Patent Safety Coil Boiler, Builders of Steam Vessels, Yachts, Launches, Portable, Stationary and Marine Engines, Pumps, Propeller Wheels and Safety Valves'. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection, Acc. no. 86.228A. HMM Library Rare Books Room (Box 1), Folder [no #]. No date, ca1879??.)
"...The Siesta is propelled by a compound condensing engine of 200 I. H. P. (maximum), having cylinders 10 1/2" and 18" x 18". Steam is supplied by a Herreshoff boiler, having a grate 68 inches in diameter. ..." (Source: Anon. "Steam Yacht Building In Rhode Island. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company And Its Operations." The Mechanical Engineer, September 2, 1882, p. 55.)
"Detailed information about this engine, including indicator diagrams, can be found in Isherwood, Benjamin Franklin. "Report Made to the Bureau of Steam-Engineering, Navy Department, on the Hull, Engine, and Boiler of the Steam-Yacht 'Siesta,' constructed by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company." Washington, March 3, 1883." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. July 21, 2021.)
| Note | "Diam. of High. Pres. Cyl. 10.5in.; Diam. of Low Pres. Cyl. 18in.; Stroke 18in.; Max. Rev. per Min. 195; Max. Steam Pres. per Sq. Inch. 125lbs.; Max. Horse Power 192. [Fitted] with feed and air pumps, with or without regulators. Brass casing to cylinders. [Has] variable cut-off valve." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. (creator). Data from 'Descriptive List of Compound Condensing Engines for Stationary or Marine Use' on Printed Advertising Leaflet titled 'Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, R.I. Sole Manufacturers of the Patent Safety Coil Boiler, Builders of Steam Vessels, Yachts, Launches, Portable, Stationary and Marine Engines, Pumps, Propeller Wheels and Safety Valves'. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection, Acc. no. 86.228A. HMM Library Rare Books Room (Box 1), Folder [no #]. No date, ca1879??.)
"...The Siesta is propelled by a compound condensing engine of 200 I. H. P. (maximum), having cylinders 10 1/2" and 18" x 18". Steam is supplied by a Herreshoff boiler, having a grate 68 inches in diameter. ..." (Source: Anon. "Steam Yacht Building In Rhode Island. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company And Its Operations." The Mechanical Engineer, September 2, 1882, p. 55.)
"Detailed information about this engine, including indicator diagrams, can be found in Isherwood, Benjamin Franklin. "Report Made to the Bureau of Steam-Engineering, Navy Department, on the Hull, Engine, and Boiler of the Steam-Yacht 'Siesta,' constructed by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company." Washington, March 3, 1883." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. July 21, 2021.) |