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Along side at Victoria Dock in Melbourne in 1987.Towed to Geelong in 2006 and broken up .Engines and boilers were saved and are on display at the National Steam Centre in Melbourne.

A side-wheel steam tug is seen here steaming on River Danube near the Iron Gates. Judging by the flag abaft the wheelhouse the vessel could be a Czechoslovakian one, but the postcard itself was issued in Romania in the 1950's.

Refer to notes on other photo

As part of the restoration program we have to replace hull frames and plates where they are corroded. Having completed the forward section we are now faced with accessing the frames and plates in the boiler compartment. In order to create enough space to get a person in under the boiler we have...

The Berlin steam tug Rastenburg towing a barge on the River Spree towards the todays new government district. In the background visible the the Congress Hall, built 1956-1958.

A side-wheel steam tug on the River Danube at the Iron Gates. On the bank are visible the tracks of the towpath. The vessel is certainly Austro-Hungarian.

While work proceeds on the forward compartment engine room restoration continues. A major step forward has been the removal of the prop shaft from the stern tube and thrust block and then its removal from the ship. Another looming job is the jacking up of the boiler to work on rusted plates and...

After some 18 months of removing concrete and rusted frames and plates from the forward compartment new plates are finally welded into place. This shows progress on the port side.

External view of plates near bow.

Shows where concrete has been removed from bow section

Showing the concrete ballast and the resulting corrosion. Concrete is being removed by jack hammer. A long and very noisy process.

Currently up on blocks for a two year restoration program. Other slides show issues with corrosion associated with concrete ballast placed inside hull when built in 1933. Any interested volunteers can PM me.

Late in 2009 Wattle was lifted out of the water so that thin bottom plates could be removed and new ones installed. This is part of ongoing activity to bring the Wattle back into survey. A new group, Bay Steamers Maritime Museum Ltd has been formed to bring the ship back into a working state...

Restored Wattle steamimg up before a tourist run. Lyttelton II in the background

Lyttelton II became too expensive to restore - electrolysis and asbestos. Fate unknown.