From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
The arrival and preparation of the 'Miss England II' boat in Buenos Aires.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\4\ img003 | |
| Date | 22th March 1931 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Crme. c. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Rg.{Mr Rowledge} c. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Ry. He/Crmel/AD5.S.31. X4518. "MISS ENGLAND II" AT BUENOS AIRES. 19.3.31 After three weeks at sea on the forward hatch of the s.s. Stuart Star, and owing to the heavy seas and resultant rolling of the ship, it was only possible on three occasions to examine and turn the engines. Arrangements had been made at Buenos Aires for the boat to be launched off the Stuart Star into the river and then towed up to the Tigre. As the boat was despatched without the prop. shaft and prop. being fitted, the boat had to be temporarily stored on a barge where the prop. shaft and No.1 prop. were fitted, after which on the following day the ship's derrick lifted the boat and cradle off this barge and then lowered into the river without any mishap. Kaye Don, Willcocks and Garner started off in Miss England to be towed to Tigre, but running into bad weather the boat had to be moored at the Argentine Yacht Club for the night; Miss England finally arriving at Tigre, which is a distance of eighteen miles from Buenos Aires, on the following day. SATURDAY 21.3.31. Miss England II was moored at the landing stage of the Chris Craft agents and spares etc. were stored in this firm's workshop, which was extremely useful during our stay. All spares had arrived with the exception of the Air Bottles, these were eventually traced some few days later, meanwhile local air bottles were obtained and used after making a suitable adaptor. SUNDAY 22.3.31. The boat and engines were prepared for a preliminary run up, for clearing out oil from cylinders etc., for this purpose a set of K.L.G. F.12 plugs were used. The engines started up immediately and were run for approximately two minutes, all instruments working O.K. and everything generally satisfactory. The F.12 plugs were removed and replaced with a set of K.L.G. 618 type, for run on the following day. | ||