Name: ARTEMISVessel Under Construction

 Home Port: Portland, Oregon

 Owners: Ron Fossum & George Walrod
 Address: 1633 N.E. 108th Avenue, Portland, OR 97220-3026, USA
 Phone: 1-503-252-0896
 Email: artemis@pcez.com
 Website: http://www.steamlaunchartemis.net

 Hull:    type            when purchased     when launched            hull builder          material
     Norse "kvar"                                                                             owners             wood

 LOA          LWL          beam         draft         capacity               speed                 weight
 21.5 feet     20 feet      6.7 feet       1 feet        6 adults             6+ knots             1,500 lbs.

 Other: The hull design is based on a well-known Viking kvar, the "Oseberg ship". The after 25% is cut off and a transom stern used. The after lines are "faired" for an underwater profile similar to the Thornycroft design.

 Engine:   type     year built     builder      # of cylinders    bore & stroke    valve type(s)
               simple                   Pearl Engine        two                 2.5" x 3"               piston

 ihp          rpm            reverse type              condenser type & size                       vacuum
 3              300              Fink Link                 inboard (shell) 4 sq.ft.                      20 inches

 Other: Experience with the previous Artemis proved the advantages of an inboard shell condenser. A modified hydraulic oil cooler with a 12 vdc circulating pump to provide cooling water will be used. The air pump is a Bailey or "Navy" type.

 Propulsion:    dia. & pitch    # of blades       material       make      RH or LH     shaft size
                           18" x 27"         three            bronze                              RH       1.375" dia.
 steering                     auxilliaries                     paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets)
 hyrdraulic - Kitchen Rudder

 Boiler:    type          builder          year built      bhp     operating pressure             gauges
         Winslow       King Bros.          1970           4                125 psi                        3
 overall size       # & size of tubes     Heat.Surface     economizer HS       superheater HS
 16" x 24" x 32"          n.a.                     25 sq.ft.                 none                        2.5 sq.ft.
 fuel              grate area     stack dia. & height         pump type       injector type     tanks
 wood/oil       1.95 sq.ft.           6" dia. x 5.5'           displacement       Penberthy      20 gal.

 Additional: Much more information can be found on Artemis' website.

Scale model of the new Artemis