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Paddle Steamer WaverleyThe last sea-going paddle steamer in the world.... | |
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PS Waverley is unique - she is the last sea going paddle steamer in the world, the last of a long line of vessels
that began with the construction of the Comet on the Clyde in the first half of the 19th century. Waverley was built
in 1947, replacing a previous vessel of the same name lost at Dunkirk (1940). Powered by a triple expansion reciprocating
steam engine she has an oil fired boiler and eventually passed into preservation in the mid-1970s. Waverley was then
restored to operate cruises around the coast of the UK - in the Clyde Estuary, Bristol Channel, Solent and South Coast area
and the Thames estuary. Waverley underwent a major refurbishment in 2000 and continues to sail - the only steam
powered paddle driven vessel in the world with licence for sea-going passenger carrying service.
Click a thumbnail image to load the larger version. For Waverley's current steaming schedule, visit the Waverley web site.
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September 2001
As a mark of respect for all those who died in the terrorist atrocity in New York on Tuesday 11th September 2001, the ensign of PS Waverley flew at half mast....... recquiescant in pace |
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Photographs taken in September 2001
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PS Waverley alongside in Portsmouth - Portsmouth Harbour station and Isle of Wight ferry terminal. |
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The bridge - and upper deck images |
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Paddle sponson - Starboard side |
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The engines - the heart of the Waverley - a triple expansion reciprocating engine driving the main paddle wheels through a common shaft. |
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Below decks - the Saloon |
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At sea - the starboard bow |
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At sea - the Saltire flies at the bow and at the mast head - this is a Scottish steamer with a Scottish crew.... |
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Leaving Portsmouth - Waverley passes the Gosport sea-front. |
Paddle Steamer Waverley - the world's last sea going paddle steamer - at Swanage on September 9th 2001 |
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All images © Copyright Peter J. Milford - no reproduction without permission
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