Model of Xantho engine.
Original engine plans by Noel Miller 1985. Bob Burgess constructed the model (Bassendean, 1990).
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location N/A
Number of Items 1
Material MISCELLANEOUS
Registration Number 5820
ID 112459
Built in 1848 as a paddle steamer by the Denny Shipbuilding Company, used by the Anstruther and Leith Steamship Company for crossings of the Firth of Forth between Leith and Aberdour. In 1860, sold and relocated to Scarborough. In July 1864, sold again, and its register transferred to Wick, from where it was permitted to take excursions to sea.
In early 1871, PS Xantho was sold to the...