Navy Steamer Carron, 1826, 1831—1833, 1386, 1838

Steam Boat Engines (25 items).

1223. Navy Steamer Carron (TI & TK). Mar.-May, Aug. 1826, Sep., Dec. 1831, Jan., Mar. 1832, Oct. 1833, Jan., Feb., Aug. 1386, Nov., Dec. 1838. 25 items.
Two 50 horse power side lever boat engines, with 39½ inch cylinders, 3½ foot strokes.

Midship section of the boat and engines, longitudinal section of the engine room, plan of the engine sleepers, plan of the engine deck beams - reverse drawings made in the London office and marked "Navy 4 & 5"; plan and section of boiler - partially coloured reverse drawing made in the London office (drawing also used for boilers for Pluto and Alban); paddle wheel and shaft. Only the last item bears a letter code.
Also the following later items: side view of upper headstock frame - partially shaded drawing made in Sep. 1831 from an 1826 drawing; plan and section of boiler - original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Sep. 1831 (the reverse copy has a longitudinal section of the boiler on the back made in Dec. 1831); press copy plan of proposed situation of steam box, longitudinal section of boiler, Dec. 1831; connecting pipes, blow out cocks etc. - coloured direct copy marked "as executed", Jan. 1832; joints for paddle shaft "proposed for Capt. Barrington's scheme to hoist the paddle wheel on deck" - reverse drawing, Mar. 1832; plan and sections of boiler - coloured original drawing made in the London office, Oct. 1833, but used for the Carron in Jan. 1836; coal boxes - direct copy, Jan. 1836; blow out pipes - partially coloured original and reverse drawings, Feb. 1836; portable hearth - partially shaded original and partially shaded reverse drawings, Aug. 1836; sections and plan of the boat and engines etc. marked "Carron fitted as a Tug with the engines of the Meteor increased to 60s" - partially coloured reverse drawing made in the London office, steam and feed pipes for 2 60s, emptying pipes and cocks for boiler of 2 60s - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Nov. & Dec. 1838; coal boxes, Jan. 1839. Most of these drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 813. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 316.

For H. M. Navy. Carron's drawings were kept in the same book as those for the Alban [see Portfolio 5/1222]. In Mar. 1832 Carron was being used for Channel and harbour services, and on packet services to the Mediterranean. In late 1838 it was proposed to fit the Carron with the engines from the navy tug Meteor [see Portfolio 5/1221] and increase them to 60 horse power, but this plan does not appear to have been carried out. Carron was broken up in 1877.