PS Waverley
Waverley at Swanage
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | PS Waverley |
| Owner: | Since 1974: Paddle Steamer Preservation Society |
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| Builder: | A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow |
| Yard number: | 1330P |
| Launched: | 2 October 1946 |
| Maiden voyage: | 16 June 1947 |
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| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Coastal excursion paddle steamer |
| Tonnage: | 693 grt |
| Length: | 239 ft 11 in (73.13 m) s |
| Beam: | 57 ft 3 in (17.45 m) s |
| Draught: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) s |
| Installed power: | 2,100 ihp (1,566kW) |
| Propulsion: | Diagonal triple expansion steam engine built by Rankin & Blackmore Ltd, Greenock |
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| Capacity: | Up to 925 passengers in Class V waters. |
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PS Waverley is the last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. Built in 1946, she sailed from Craigendoran on the Firth of Clyde to Arrochar on Loch Long until 1973. Bought by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS), she has been restored to her 1947 appearance and now operates passenger excursions around the British coast.
Since 2003 Waverley has been listed in the National Historic Fleet by National Historic Ships UK as "a vessel of pre-eminent national importance". She appeared in the 2011 film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
PS Waverley is named after Sir Walter Scott's first novel. She was built in 1946 to replace a PS Waverley that was built in 1899, served in the Second World War as a minesweeper and was sunk in 1940 while helping to evacuate troops from Dunkirk. Shipbuilders A. & J. Inglis of Glasgow launched the new 693 tonne steamer in October 1946. She entered service with the London and North Eastern Railway in June 1947, working the LNER's Firth of Clyde steamer route from Craigendoran Pier, near Helensburgh, up Loch Long to Arrochar. In her first year in service she wore that company's red, white and black funnel colours.
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