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Boats Archive
Today the most common boating application for Russell Newbery engines is in new canal boats on the English (and Welsh) canal system. In previous years, many inland and sea-going boats were equipped with RN engines, either as the main propulsion source or as auxiliary power sources.
Here is one such example.
| Padstow Rock Ferry “St. Saviours” |
The reverse of the original photograph has the following handwritten inscription:
PADSTOW ROCK FERRY “St SAVIOURS”
Designed by: A. W. B. Prowse A.M.I.N.A Lanteglos by Fowey
Built and Owned by W. LINDSEY of Padstow
ENGINE: DM2 Supplied by MESSRS RUSSELL NEWBURY & CO. LTD.
INSTALLED by: SOUTH WESTERN MARINE FACTORS. PLYMOUTH
and a photograpic agency stamp
Photo by C. R. Clemens, 45 Fore Street, Bodmin
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