Previously used for towing duties and now utilised for warping the ship alongside when berthing the Aft Winch has plenty of power with its 12in by 12in stroke!
aft winch
© Godfrey Down
aft winch
© NZMM – Photo collection 1994 146.1 [8702]
Boiler Room
The boilers were constructed by Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., of Glasgow and are of the cylindrical type, 13ft. 6in. in diameter by 11ft. 6in. long, and are arranged for coal-burning. Arrangements for forced draught on the Howden system are incorporated. The feed pumps have been supplied by Messrs. G & J. Weir, Ltd., of Cathcart, Glasgow, and each is capable of dealing with the requirements of both boilers. A Hocking combined feed-heater and filter is also fitted.
Stoking an almost lost art
Copyright Godfrey Down
Using the primary forced draft to simulate the dangers of a blowback
Copyright Godfrey Down
Firing the aft port wing which is a tempermental furnace
Copyright Godfrey Down
The centre fires are lower than the wings and are used for lighting up as they are low and assesable as well as create even convection currents around the cicular boiler.
Copyright Godfrey Down
Lighting the wing fires from ashes taken from centre furnace!
Copyright The Late Maureen Ball
A diagram of a Scotch Boiler not showing forced draught equipment.
Copyright Courtney Edmonds
scotch boiler furnace interior
Copyright W C Daldy Preservation Society
Scotch boilers identical to those on W C Daldy being manufactured for the Lusitania.
Copyright Open Source
Captains cabin on port side desk forward
© Godfrey Down
Current trust president Alex Franklin and past president Terry Carroll in the captain's cabin
© Godfrey Down
Completed for a cost of £40,000 (a sizeable sum during the midst of the great depression) in 1935 by Lobnitz & Co on the Clyde, Renfrew, Scotland hull No. 987, the William C Daldy departed for her new home in Auckland, New Zealand. Upon arrival in her home port on 30/01/1936 after a voyage of 82 days, she was
dry-docked for inspection. Let the pictures say the rest!
For a schematic layout of the tug Map 1 or Map 2. Please note that these may take some time to download if you are on a dialup modem as they are high resolution images!
‘William C Daldy’ Stern view in frame
30-Jul-1935 NZNMM
‘William C Daldy’ Bow view 85% plated
14-Aug-1935 NZNMM
‘William C Daldy’ Stern view 85% plated
14-Aug-1935 NZNMM
‘William C Daldy’ Bow view before launching
01-Oct-1935 NZNMM
‘William C Daldy’ Stern view before launching
01-Oct-1935 NZNMM
‘William C Daldy’ Being launched
01-Oct-1935 NZNMM
‘William C Daldy’ in fitting out basin after launch
01-Oct-1935 NZNMM
Arrival of Auckland Harbour Board’s new tug.
31-Jan-1936 ©NZ Herald
‘William C Daldy’ in Calliope dry dock for inspection prior to
acceptance by Auckland Harbour Board
Feb-1936
‘William C Daldy’ in Calliope dry dock for inspection prior to
acceptance by Auckland Harbour Board
5-Feb-1936 Auckland Star
Arrival in Auckland
30-Jan-1936 Auckland Star
600 ft coil of 20in Manilla rope being removed from King’s Wharf.
The rope weighs 3tons 13cwt and will be used by the Harbour Board’s new tug, WCD
10-Dec-1936 ©NZ Herald
Large rope fender, weighing over 3 1/2 tons being fitted to W C Daldy
Harbour Board members and guests en route to Tiri Tiri Matangi Island
26-Feb-1936
With 13 separate steam engines in one room, the Daldy’s engine room can get to be quite a busy place. My personal favourite is the main port engine. It always seemed to respond better than the starboard one!
The cylinder diameters are 15, 25 and 40in., the stroke being 30in. The high-pressure cylinder is fitted with a piston valve having Moss Philip rings, while the intermediate- pressure and low-pressure valves are of the Andrews and Cameron type. The piston rings are of the Lockwood and Carlisle type, and United States metallic packing is fitted to all the piston and valve rods. The exhaust from both engines is led to a common condenser, arranged athwartships at the after end of the engine-room. Two independent air pumps of the Weir design and a Drysdale centrifugal circulating pump are installed.
Engine Room Operating
Looking through the port engine
Copyright Godfrey Down
Engine room bilge, fire and general purpose pumps.
Copyright Tony Millatt
Drysdale centrifugal circulating pump
Copyright Tony Millatt
Engine room gauges and Weir boiler feed pumps above the hotwell. Notice the Pre-heater. (Red above left)
Copyright Godfrey Down
Godfrey King Engineer
Copyright Godfrey Down
The two sets of triple-expansion steam engines were built by Messrs. Lobnitz & Co Ltd.
Copyright Tony Millatt
Thomas Saecker at the throttle of the starboard engine
Copyright Tony Millatt
18kw 230vDC Generator Ex RNZN Minesweeper Kiwi. This engine has a hungry appetite for steam!
Copyright Tony Millatt
18kw 230vDC Generator Ex RNZN Minesweeper Kiwi. This engine has a hungry appetite for steam!
Copyright Tony Millatt
engine room looking in through restored skylight, what a view!
Copyright Godfrey Down
engine room stbd engine
Copyright Godfrey Down
engine room stbd top
Copyright Tony Millatt
Donkin's patent steering engine
Copyright Godfrey Down
Emergency steering position located aft of engine room coupled to the Donkin's patent steering engine.
Copyright Godfrey Down
Donkin's patent steering engine
Copyright Godfrey Down
Stbd engine
Copyright Godfrey Down
engine room at work
Copyright Tony Millatt
Triple expansion engine animation
Copyright Godfrey Down
engine room Weir vacuum pumps and condenser.
Copyright Tony Millatt
Weir vacuum pumps
Copyright Godfrey Down
Chapman electric telegraphs replaced the originals in the early seventies.
Copyright Tony Millatt
The W C. Daldy is generally handled from the flying bridge, otherwise known as the Monkey Island. There are various Masters and the minimum requirement to handle the vessel as Skipper is a Commercial Launchmasters Certificate.
Monkey Island / Flying Bridge
© Godfrey Down
William C Daldy Captain Bernard Commons and Nora Maersk
© Tony Millatt
Left to right – Alex Franklin – John Dallow and Bob Price.
© Tony Millatt
Wheel – binnacle and original telegraphs
© NZNMM – AHB Photo Album No. 9
Monkey Island / Flying Bridge Sunset
© Godfrey Down
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“Beats me how nobody was killed,” said John Malster, relief fireman on the Auckland tug, William C. Daldy, today. ”You could call it a saga of good luck.” Townas Bray, a general hand on a Harbour Board floating crane. is shown working away with a crowbar on the buckled bow of the tug, today. The damage may take four to five weeks to repair. Mr Malster was one of two crewmen taken to Auckland Hospital on Saturday after the tug and the ship she was berthing, the Fremantle Star collided. The other man, who was relief engineer Barry Watkins. Both were later allowed to go home. |
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The collision put a sizeable dent in the 8400-ton Fremantle Star and has put the tug out of action possibly for four or five weeks, Mr Malster had the luckiest escape. |
| There are scanned copies of the official accident reports available below:
‘William C Daldy’ Telegraph Failure report Page 1 ‘William C Daldy’ Telegraph Failure report Page 2 ‘William C Daldy’ and ‘Fremantle Star’ Collision Report Page 1 ‘William C Daldy’ and ‘Fremantle Star’ Collision Report Page 2 ‘William C Daldy’ – Accident repair estimate Page 1 ‘William C Daldy’ – Accident repair estimate Page 2 |
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The funnel received a major overhaul in 2002. The outer skin was patched and rivet tops were welded on to make it look as original as possible. It received a complete stand blast and a fresh coat of paint. The internal flue will eventually need to be replaced as it is in poor condition! A funnel cap which works in a butterfly fashion can be opened and closed internally from on top of the boilers, using a lever and pulley arrangement.
The Funnel 2002
© Courtney Edmonds
William C. Daldy funnel with original Auckland Harbour board shield
© NZMM – Photo collection 1994 146.1 [8702]
Funnel shield (top left – Red Cross – top right – Blue waves of the Waitemata harbour – bottom left – Anchor Auckland Harbour Board Symbol – bottom right – The Taniwha – a mythical Maori creature that breathes fire!)
© Godfrey Down
funnel and replacement mast and derrick
© Godfrey Down
The original coal range has been removed due to extensive rust. During the delivery voyage, the ships Cook was said to have gone mad in the heat and disembarked the ship at Darwin. the galley also contains a steam powered tea urn.
Galley
© Godfrey Down
Galley
© Godfrey Down
Galley
© Godfrey Down
