Archive for December, 2008

Added: Sunday 21st December 2008

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

The first steel to be cut  A new age for the Medway Queen begins

History was in the making on Friday 19th September as the first sheets of steel were cut. These pieces will form part of the test pieces prior to full fabrication of the remaining frames and plates.

Added: Wednesday 17th December 2008

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

The latest from the shipyard is the arrival of the engine parts after being transported, by SWAIN & SONS LTD to Bristol from Medway where they were formally being worked on by MQPS volunteers. Talks are still progressing with the specification for riveting and sample rivets have arrived.