William Muir

William Muir (c. G.Robinson)

Ownership

1879 North British Railway Company, Granton
1923 London & North Eastern Railway Company, Glasgow

Routes

Granton to Burntisland

Shipbuilder

J. Key & Son, Kinghorn (yard no. 37)
Launched 08/1879; Completed 08/1879

Dimensions

GRT: 364grt

Length: 174.1ft

Beam: 24.1ft

Engine builder

J. Key & Son, Kinghorn
1910, re-engined by Ramage & Ferguson, Leith

Propulsion

Oscillating 2 cyl. steam (46 & 48"), 225nhp
1910: Compound diagonal 2cyl. (28 & 52 x 60"), 174nhp
Paddle wheel.

Notes

Served as a minesweeper in the Nore during First World War.
Broken up at Charlestown, Fife in March 1937

Acknowledgments

Compiled by George Robinson.