Name: OCEANID (ex H.S.L. 370)  Home Port: Seattle, Washington  Owners: Robert & Vicki Schildwachter  Address: 2315 Perkins Lane W., Seattle, WA 98199, USA  Phone: 1-206-283-3574

Hull:    type            when purchased     when launched            hull builder          material          pinnace                    1990                       1945                                                  wood  LOA          LWL          beam         draft         capacity               speed                 weight  60 feet     52 feet         13 feet       6 feet       10 adults           8+ knots              x,xxx lbs.  Other: Built during WW II as a 52 foot Harbor Service Launch for the Royal Navy, she was bought in 1961 by Robert Ellis, who had her completed refitted in England, including lengthening to her present 60'.

Engine:   type     year built     builder      # of cylinders    bore & stroke    valve type(s)            compound     1945        Sissons               two            8" + 16" x 8"     "D" slide  ihp          rpm            reverse type              condenser type & size                       vacuum  75           200             Stephenson                inboard, shell, 52 sq.ft.                       25"  Other: Feed and bilge pumps work off HP crosshead; air and condensate off LP. Main circulator pump is driven by 2" x 2.5" engine at 600rpm. 110 vdc generator is driven by a Sissons enclosed engine at 1100 rpm. A donkey feed pump is used for standby.

Propulsion:    dia. & pitch    # of blades       material       make      RH or LH     shaft size                           36" x 48"           three            bronze     unknown          RH           3" dia.  steering                     auxilliaries                     paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets)  shaft

Boiler:    type          builder          year built      bhp     operating pressure             gauges          Scotch     Ruston & Hornsby    1945         n.a.              120 psi                          four  overall size       # & size of tubes     Heat.Surface     economizer HS       superheater HS  6' dia x 6' long        xx x 1"               264 sq.ft.                   none                         none  fuel              grate area     stack dia. & height         pump type       injector type     tanks  oil                     n.a.               13" dia. x x.x'           displacement       Penberthy    300 gal.

Additional: A comprehensive, indepth article on Oceanid is in the July-August 1963 issue of Steamboats & Modern Steam Launches.