Auckland's Steam Tug 'William C Daldy'

The 'William C. Daldy' is a 126' long, 32' wide 346 ton coal-fired steam tug in Auckland, New Zealand or Aotearoa . It is the largest operating steam ship in New Zealand. The ship was built on The River Clyde in Scotland by Lobnitz and Copany for the Auckland Harbour Board in 1935. Upon successful completion of builders trials, the crew set sail for Auckland, via the Mediterranean and Suez canal. The ship's top speed is 13.4 knots, but with limited bunker space they were limited to an economical average speed of 7 knots to conserve fuel. Even then stops for coal occurred about every 10 days. The overall voyage took 82 days to complete. For the next 41 years the William C. Daldy served the Auckland Harbour with distinction, and not without it's share of drama in the 'War Years'. It had it's last job as a tug on March 9th, 1977, after which it was replaced by it's diesel-powered successor tug 'Daldy'. In 1978 the William C. Daldy Preservation Society was formed and so began the journey to restore and preserve this incredible steam tug. Without the backbreaking work of countless volunteers, generous donors, and gangplank visitors, none of this could have happened. Machinery: Twin 980 Horsepower Triple Expansion Steam Engines by Lobnitz Bores and Stroke: 15" HP, 25" IP, 40" LP with a 30" Stroke driving 11' diameter propellers at 115 RPM. Twin three-furnaced coal-fired Scotch Marine Horizontal Return-tube Boilers. 13'6" diameter and 11'6" long. Currently the crew is experimenting with burning large format wood pellets in lieu of coal for the social license, and cost. The original Sissons 230v DC generator was replaced by a larger one built by Reader from the former H.M.N.Z.S. Minesweeper 'Kiwi'. Weir condensate and feedwater pumps. "Donkin's Patent" steering engine made by Thomas Reid and Sons of Paisley. More info on how these work:    • Donkin Steering Engine   The 'William C. Daldy' is always in need of enthusiastic volunteers, visitors, and generous doners. To learn more about the 'William C. Daldy', steaming dates, and charters visit the William C Daldy Preservation Society's website at https://daldy.co.nz/ or their Facebook page at   / wcdaldy   To Donate or contact the preservation society: William C Daldy Preservation Society Inc PO Box 30-0590, Albany, Auckland, 0752 New Zealand Physical Location: Devonport Fishing Pier, DevonPort, Auckland, New Zealand Other videos with the Daldy:    • Steam Tug Boat William C Daldy  Auckland -...      • Ports of Auckland and William C Daldy Pres...      • Crewing on the William C Daldy   A HUGE thank you goes out to Daniel Hicks for making this and an incredible array of other steam things happen for my father and me while we were in NZ. He is an incredible guy with a wealth of knowledge and passion for steam. He provided all the footage of running machinery seen in this video. THANK YOU DANIEL! Can't make it to the Southern Hemisphere but want to see the same machinery? Try the S.S. Shieldhall in Southampton, UK. Built with the same engines, albeit almost 20 years newer: https://ss-shieldhall.co.uk/ To learn more about Steam Boats or steam engines, and some of the incredible preserved steam in New Zealand, visit these websites : http://www.steamboat.com.au/   / aucksteamenginesociety   https://www.steamferrytoroa.com/ https://www.tokomarusteam.com/contact... https://www.waimarie.co.nz/ https://hikitia.nz/ https://www.gvr.org.nz/ https://www.marlboroughflyer.co.nz/ https://www.realnz.com/en/experiences... https://www.steamscene.co.nz/ http://www.thesteamboatingforum.net/f... http://www.steamboatassociation.org.uk/ http://www.northweststeamsociety.org/ http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NAS... NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV #ship #tug #sea #sailing #museum #museumship #preservation #preserve #history #ingenuity #greatestgeneration #depression #voyage #strength #power #heritage #biggest #largest #steam #steamboat #steamboatwillie #steamengine #steamer #steamgames #steamgame #steampunk #steampump #steampower #steampowered #steamboiler #steamboilers #steamlaunch #steamtrainlovers #steamtrainsboy #steamtrains #steamtrain #newzealand #newzeland #newzealandlife #newzealandfinds #australasia #steamship #steamtug #steamturbine #steamtutorial #boiler #oilburner #coal #coalburner #cleancoal #woodpellet #woodpellets #steamcarwash #steamcar #jaylenosgarage #jayleno #epstein #ukraine #sharkweek #superbowl #worldseries #fifa #olympics #goldmedal #goldmines #fabrication #welding #rivet #paddlewheel #machine #machining #lathe #mill #tractor #steamtractor #steamtraction #steamtractionengine #traction #tractionengine #prime #primemover