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SS ''Robin'' is a 350 gross registered ton (GRT) steam coaster, a class of steamship designed for carrying bulk and general cargoes in coastal waters, and the oldest complete example in the world. One of a pair of coasters built in Bow Creek, London] in 1890, the ship was built for British owners, but spent most of her long working life on the Spanish coast as ''Maria''. In 1974 she was purchased for restoration as ''Robin'' and is listed by National Historic Ships as part of the National Historic Fleet (the nautical equivalent of a Grade 1 Listed Building). She is situated in the Royal Docks in east London, in the final stages of preparation before opening as the SS Robin museum, theatre and educational centre in 2014. ==Specification== As built, ''Robin'' was long, her beam is , her depth is and her tonnage is .〔 She carried about 450 tons of cargo. The engine is a three-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, developing , and made in 1890 by Gourlay Brothers & Co of Dundee, Scotland.〔〔 Her maximum speed was .〔 In Lloyd's Register she was described as a "steel screw 3-masted schooner", and had indeed been provided with sails for all three masts when first built.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://archive.is/20130522030030/http://www.ssrobin.co.uk/heritage_back_in_time.php )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Robin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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