The TSS Earnslaw is a 1912 Edwardian vintage twin screw steamer plying the waters of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. It is one of the oldest tourist attractions in Central Otago, and the only remaining commercial passenger-carrying coal-fired steamship in the southern hemisphere Owner: Real Journeys Builder: McGregor and Company, Dunedin Laid down: 4 July 1911 Launched: 24 February 1912 Fate: In service General characteristics Displacement: 330 L/T Length: m (168 ft) Beam: m (24 ft) Draught: m ( ft) Propulsion: Twin screw steamer, two sets of triple expansion 500 horse power jet
The TSS Earnslaw is a 1912 Edwardian vintage twin screw steamer plying the waters of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. It is one of the oldest tourist attractions in Central Otago, and the only remaining commercial passenger-carrying coal-fired steamship in the southern hemisphere Owner: Real Journeys Builder: McGregor and Company, Dunedin Laid down: 4 July 1911 Launched: 24 February 1912 Fate: In service General characteristics Displacement: 330 L/T Length: m (168 ft) Beam: m (24 ft) Draught: m ( ft) Propulsion: Twin screw steamer, two sets of triple expansion 500 horse power jet condensing steam engines Speed: 13 knots Complement: 11 crew, 389 passengers Notes: coal capacity 14 tons, boiler type and pressure=Locomotive style, 180lb per square inch.
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