Monthly Archives: June 2012

I have to correct some of the misinformation I posted on my last blog. The Kee’ has in fact four Scotch fire tube boilers. There are only two in the pictures because the other two have been removed and the … Continue reading →

Today I was learning a bit about the different types of boilers. What I know so far is the the ship was powered by two Scotch Marine Boilers, each having three furnaces. It is a fire tube boiler meaning that … Continue reading →

Now that the big day is over the real work starts. Her two big steam boilers will never be fired up again, they where cut open so you could see their inner workings, they used 20 tons of coal a … Continue reading →

Yesterday in Port McNicoll Ontario the SS Keewatin finally came back home after a 45 year absence. She is the last Edwardian passenger ship in the world. The SS Keewatin was build by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Scotland, … Continue reading →