The Royal Daffodil

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This boat has been extensively modified since being built in 1962 by Camel Lairds.

Originally she had an open bridge between the wheelhouse and docking stations. As can be seen this is now a continuous enclosed bridge.
There used to be a forward embarkation way where the blank white bit of upperwork can now be seen in picture three and a further upper deck one. The removal of the Main deck one has allowed for the forming of one large saloon where two used to exist.

Originally powered by two Crossley engines, the engine room has now been completely stripped out and refitted with Finnish engines (Ho Hum can we not make anything today?)

As it was told to me, there is unlikely to ever be money available to replace these boats, so now they are steadily being refurbished with the hull plates being replaced as needed at dry dockings, so that effectively they will become new boats anyway.

Leaving Birkenhead Woodside Approaching Birkenhead Woodside Coming alongside Birkenhead Woodside Engine room control Room - Logging Desk or Manoeuvering position
Main Switch board in Control Room Portside Main Engine forward end Starbord side Main Engine Main Generators (Alternators)
No.2 Generator (Alternator) No.1 Generator (Alternator) front end Seperate Fuel Tank in its own fire proof room Seperate Fuel Tank in its own fire proof room
Uptakes or Flues ascending to Funnel Starbord engine gear Box Accomodation heating boiler Water Pressurisation Set and Domestic Calorifier
Looking aft to Control Room Windows Remote operating Valves (Usually fire valves) Back out again on Promanade Deck Promanade Deck saloon looking forward
Looking aft and up from open forward Promanade deck Forecastle or forward main deck from Promanade deck Bridge or Wheelhouse Master waiting to go at Liverpool Bridge Steering Position and control consol
Looking forward from Bridge Bridge - Master starting to push off from Liverpool Funnel or Smokestake from Bridge Deck Manufacturer's plate from Engine Room refit
Looking forward Maindeck Saloon Anchor Capstain, Hawse Pipe and Spurn Pipe The sharp end Main Deck Saloon looking Aft
Main deck Loading/Embarkation Cross over Maindeck aft It takes heavy ropes to hold her in this river If you feel that way, always lean over to leeward
Funnel from upper deck or Promanade deck Approaching Seacombe Getting underway again Well away
Sweeping from Seacombe to Birkenhead alongside at Seacombe, seen from the Woodchurch Sweeping from Seacombe to Birkenhead alongside at Seacombe, seen from the Woodchurch

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