The Official Medway Queen Shipyard Blog

Shell plate rivetting

jkemp1 — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:47:34 +0000

Herew we see two examples of shell plate rivetting under the boiler room, from inside and out, and also shell plates drilled and ready, need to be taken off for painint on the inside before rivetting up. Great site for sure,

More from the yard

jkemp1 — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:09:43 +0000

Very latest pictures from the shipyard

jkemp1 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:29:50 +0000

Herew we see the stern of the ship, with one more frame to go, a great moment for the build. Also the gantry crane which will endable two sets of rivet gear to be used.

Latest pictures from the shipyard

jkemp1 — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:51:05 +0000

Boiler room casing

Low pressure cylinder

Starboard aft turn of the bilge

Stem to Stern in the Dock

webmaster — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:12:19 +0000

On Monday of this week, witnessed on the new stern camera, the final section of the Medway Queen’s hull was placed in the Bristol Drydock. This now means that the full length of the Medway Queen can be seen from stem to stern with just a few more bulkheads remaining to be put in placed.

The last section was placed with the remainder of the keel section having been pre-built in the workshop due to the complicated shape of the stern.Other work continued in the yard with work on the engines and condenser. An additional ‘iron-hand’ for riveting has been manufactured by the yard to allow two work gangs to simultaneously work on the boat. It is hoped soon that actual shell plating will commence after several weeks of discussion and testing to ensure the correct finished result is achieved.

New Rivetting Tongs

jkemp1 — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:14:38 +0000

Here we see the new rivetting tongs to rivet up the shell plating.

jkemp1 — Fri, 21 May 2010 21:24:11 +0000

Here we see the latest pictures of the ship and the work to the engine block. We see the strong beam, the cylinder block being bored, and the progress at the stern of the ship.

Latest From the shipyard

jkemp1 — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:53:49 +0000

Here we see frame 30, and on the deck plates marked the cut out for the paddle shafts.

Latest From the shipyard

jkemp1 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:03:42 +0000

Here we see the latest shots from the yard, the last bulkhead at frame six, the first test shell plate rivet, a great stern shot of the ship really coming along now and one of the turn of the bilge.

Update from Bristol

webmaster — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:06:06 +0000

Boiler room frame in position in the dock

Work is steadily progressing in Bristol with all but 2 boiler room frames being erected in the dock, holes marked, drilled and then removed.

Additional boiler room framework

Now that the bulkheads have been marked and drilled they will be degreased with detergent before painting and reassembly.

THE ENGINES
Work continues with the engines simultaneaously with work on the hull. The cylinder block is being leveled and bolted on the workshop floor to support it while it is machined ensuring the best finish possible in the bores.

Work is also currently being carried out on the A frames.

The “strong beam” to which the A frames bolt is being made. This beam is really important structurally, as it takes the reciprociating forces from the engine, transmits the thrust of the paddles to the ship, and is at a position of critical longitudinal strength.