Denbigh
Artifacts
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A side view. The scale is 30cm (1 foot) long. |
An end-on view of the section of wheel frame. |
Diagram showing (in red) the original location of the piece. |
In October 1998 the Denbigh Project team recovered two artifacts from the wreck
site. The first, above, is part of the iron sidewheel sidewheel frame, including the
circular socket which holds the pin on which the paddles, or "floats," pivot as
the wheel goes around.
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Superheater tube. |
Superheater tube, end-on view. |
A Parson's superheater, believed to be similar to that installed aboard Denbigh.
From The Engineer, June 1862. |
The second artifact is a broken piece of tubing from what the investigators believe is the
ship's superheater, a device that adds additional heat to the steam in the boiler, making
more efficient use of the fuel consumed. Superheating equipment was just becoming
commonplace in 1860, and Denbigh was probably one of relatively few coastal
steamers so outfitted.Both the artifacts are
currently undergoing analyses for their composition and structure. |
