Clumberhall - Launch

FOR LOCAL OWNERS

LAUNCH OF THE STEAMER CLUMBERHALL

Northern Daily Mail 13/06/1930

On Wednesday, Messrs. William Gray and Co., Ltd., launched from their Central Shipyard, West Hartlepool, the steel screw steamer Clumberhall which has been built to the order of the West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.
    
The vessel, which is of the open shelter deck type, will take the highest class in Lloyd’s Register and is of the following dimensions :-  Length over all, 439 ft,  breadth, 55 ft,  depth moulded to the upper  deck, 24ft 4in.
      
She is constructed on the cellular double bottom principle with deep channel framing,
and has seven watertight bulkheads together with a steel centre line bulkhead clear of hatches. The vessel is fitted with a deep tank.  The fore and after peaks are suitable for water ballast.
    
Spacious accommodation for the officers is arranged in a steel house amidships. The engineers are berthed in steel houses alongside casing with the necessary mess room accommodation. Large airy accommodation is arranged in the poop for the crew, with separate messrooms.

                                               EQUIPMENT
    
For the quick handling of cargo 12 7” x 12” steam winches will be provided which work 12 derricks.  A 25 ton derrick is fitted at after side of foremast. A direct acting steam winch forward and combined steam and hand steam steering gear are to be fitted in houses aft. The masts are suitable for the Manchester canal bridges.
    
The vessel will be completed in all respects as a first-class cargo steamer, her equipment including an efficient wireless installation, and electric light throughout.
           
The propelling machinery will be supplied by the Central Marine Engineering Works of the builders, and will consist of reciprocating engines of the balanced quadruple inverted direct-acting surface condensing type, and three large forced draught boilers working at a pressure of 260lbs. per square inch, fitted with superheaters. A number of auxiliaries of the “C.M.E.W.” type will  be installed.
                       
                                            THE NAMING CEREMONY
    
The ship and machinery have been built under the supervision of Mr. C.P. Sanderson on behalf of the owners, and the ceremony of naming the steamer Clumberhall was performed by Mrs. J.E. Guthe of Kepwick Hall, Northallerton.
    
The owners were represented by Mr. J.E Guthe and Mr. E.G. Roe, directors, and Mr. C.P. Sanderson, and the builders by Mr C. Pyman, managing director; Mr. A. McGlashan, director, Mr. Y.S. Simpson, general manager, and Mr. W. yard manager.

Amongst those present were Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Wardlaw, Mr. B.L. Denton, Mrs. Pyman, Mrs. Waddy, Capt Higginbottom, Mr. T. Parkes, Mr. J.E. Wilson, Mr. E.A. Withy, Mr. R.E. Johnson, Mr. P.E. Read, and Mr. F.S. Scott.

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