PS Oscar W
The PS Oscar W is a restored paddle steamer located at Goolwa in South Australia.
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| Name: | Oscar W |
| Owner: |
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| Operator: | Friends of PS Oscar W |
| Route: | River Murray, Australia |
| Ordered: | 1908 |
| Builder: | Charlie Wallin |
| Commissioned: | 1908 |
| Homeport: | Goolwa, South Australia |
| Nickname(s): | Oscar |
| Status: | Tourist vessel |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Composite Paddle Steamer |
| Displacement: | 59 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 83 tons |
| Length: | 103 ft 1 in (31.42 m) |
| Beam: | 20 ft 2 in (6.15 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam |
| Notes: | Data compiled from three sources[1][2][3] |
History
(Frans) Oscar "Charlie" Wallin (1867 – 16 August 1934), born in Sweden and naturalized as a British Subject in Australia in 1897, owned and skippered several steamboats on the Murray-Darling river system. He built the boat at Echuca in 1908, and named it for his son Oscar William Wallin (ca. July 1897 – 20 September 1917) who fought with the 8th Battalion in World War I, and was killed in action in Belgium.[4] She was taken over by the shipping firm Permewan, Wright and Co. in 1909; Wallin became owner of the steamer Clyde as part of the deal.[5]
Particulars
The Oscar W. is 103 ft, 5 inches in length, with a beam of 20 ft 7 inches and a draft of 2 ft 3 inches to 5 ft 1 inch. It weighs 83 tons gross, 59 ton net.
The paddle steamer is of composite construction and was built from steel topsides and 3 inch Red Gum below.[3] The engine gives out 16 hp - a wood-burning Marshall Steam engine.
References
- "P.S. OSCAR-W ~ SPECIFICATIONS". Friends of PS Oscar W. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- "P.S. OSCAR-W ~ THE HISTORY". Friends of PS Oscar W. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- "SA Memory: Paddle-steamer Oscar W". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- "ROLL OF HONOR". Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954). Echuca, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 23 October 1917. p. 2 Edition: Daily. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- "Advertising". Riverina Recorder (Balranald, Moulamein, NSW : 1887 - 1944). Balranald, Moulamein, NSW: National Library of Australia. 7 July 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 14 February 2014.