Seen on Ullswater, Lake District North West England

# 1889 – Raven was launched on 16th July; she was named after Ravencragg, the home of company director W H Parkin and built by the same company as Lady of the Lake. Raven was the second choice for Ullswater, the first was the ‘Steamer Wyvern’ until she sank at Windermere on 24th February, 1876. Extract from the Cumberland and Westmorland Herald 18th July 1889 “It is questionable if there be any boat to beat, or even equal this little craft on any lake in this country”.
1934 – Raven was converted from steam and fitted with twin diesel engines, cruising at around 1400 rpm approximately 12mph or 10 knots. Raven had Thornycroft AEC engines fitted. Lady had Kelvins fitted in 1936, providing 115 bhp. Today, Raven and Lady both have Cummings Engines; Raven has a bph of 155 and Lady 180 bhp.
(taken from Ullswater Steamers Website)