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Okey-doke, Dave. I'm just going offline and I'll have an opportunity to consider how much time I can spend on this before I next sign on - I think I may look up the YouTube video whatever I decide.

Thanks for helping

John

Hi Dave,

I found this entry on the TheShipsList website:

The KNIGHT BACHELOR was a cargo steamer built by C. Connell & Co, Glasgow (engines by Dunsmuir & Jackson, Glasgow) in 1894 for the Knight Steamship Co. She was a 6,394 gross ton ship, length 450ft x beam 52.2ft, one funnel, four masts ...

The crosshead and connecting rod are nested right in between the pump levers ( at least I believe they are pump levers) one on either side with the pivot shaft connecting to two levers together.
Thanks for explaining which bit is which, Dave :)

What is the length of the connecting rod? The ...

Thank you very much for your replies, Edward and Dave :)

With regard to the original photo I posted, the connecting rod and cross head are now easily identifiable, but I'm not sure which part is the "pump lever" - do you mean the long narrow "plates" lying either side of the conrod and connected to ...

Hi,

The photo shows recently recovered remains from an 1890s cargo ship that was used as a blockship during the First World War:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4918838569_3142e1c006.jpg

There's an anchor coming in from centre-left below which is an object with a rectangular face-plate.

A ...