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Showing posts with label Paddle Steamer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paddle Steamer. Show all posts

Sunday 3 September 2023

Glen Sannox


 Glen Sannox entering Ardrossan Harbour she was built by James & George Thomson, Clydebank in 1892, scrapped 1925.

Thursday 18 November 2021

Maid of the Loch











 The Maid of the Loch paddle steamer has been winched out of Loch Lomond to allow survey and repair work. The £5.5m plans include returning the saloons to their original 1950s style, creating an education suite, and restoring engines and machinery. A previous winch attempt in 2019 ended with workers fleeing for safety after the Maid slid back into the water after breaking free.The 430-tonne ship, berthed at Balloch pier, first entered service in 1953.

The Scottish government has given the project £950,000 and a further £50,000 came from the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society. The Maid fell on hard times as passenger numbers dwindled and the ship was eventually mothballed in 1981.The vessel continues to attract visitors every year for guided tours and private functions.

Words courtesy of the BBC



Sunday 4 August 2019

Monday 31 August 2015

Thursday 28 November 2013

PS Waverley




Waverley heading upriver for Glasgow after a day cruising on the Firth.

Thursday 9 August 2012

Waverley







Waverley passing from sunlight to shadow as she makes her way round the tail of the bank.

Tuesday 19 June 2012

Thursday 9 February 2012

Monday 9 January 2012

Marchioness of Lorne (II)

Marchioness of Lorne (II) at Hunters Quay,she was built at Fairfields in 1935 she had a short life meeting the breakers in 1955.
She spent her time sailing between Greenock, Gourock, Kilcreggan, Cove, Blairmore and the Holy Loch piers.