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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
Built as a steam powered trip boat by Edward Burgoine at A. Jacob's Yard, Windsor
Steam plant removed and converted to motor powered
Fully restored to original configuration and steam plant fittted
Operating as passenger launch out of Hurley on River Thames
Whereabouts unknown but thought to be inactive
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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National Historic Ships UK acknowledges the financial support of its sponsors