PS Waverley

E800876

PS Waverley is a historic Scottish paddle steamer, famed as the world’s last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer and now operated mainly for heritage and excursion cruises.

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PS Waverley canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage vessel ⓘ
paddle steamer ⓘ
passenger ship ⓘ
acquiredBy Waverley Steam Navigation Co Ltd ⓘ
acquisitionYear 1974 ⓘ
builder A. & J. Inglis ⓘ
builtAt Pointhouse shipyard, Glasgow ⓘ
River Clyde, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: River Clyde
completed 1947 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
crewType professional crew ⓘ
enteredService 1947 ⓘ
flag United Kingdom ⓘ
hasSisterShip PS Jeanie Deans ⓘ
linked to: Jeanie Deans
heritageStatus historic ship ⓘ
historicSignificance last seagoing passenger paddle steamer in the world ⓘ
homePort Glasgow ⓘ
hullMaterial steel ⓘ
laterOwner British Railways ⓘ
linked to: British Rail
launched 1946 ⓘ
lengthOverall approximately 73 metres ⓘ
namedAfter Battle of Waverley ⓘ
Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
notableFor being the world’s last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer ⓘ
operatedBy Waverley Excursions Ltd ⓘ
Waverley Steam Navigation Co Ltd ⓘ
operatedSeasonally yes ⓘ
operatingArea Bristol Channel ⓘ
Firth of Clyde ⓘ
Thames Estuary ⓘ
West Coast of Scotland ⓘ
linked to: West of Scotland
originalOwner London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ
originalServiceRole Clyde passenger steamer ⓘ
preservation preserved as a heritage vessel ⓘ
primaryUse excursion cruises ⓘ
heritage cruises ⓘ
propulsion paddle wheels ⓘ
steam engine ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
registration United Kingdom ship registry ⓘ
safetyCertification passenger-carrying seagoing vessel certification ⓘ
serviceRole passenger excursion vessel ⓘ
shipType paddle steamer ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
supportOrganization Waverley Excursions Ltd ⓘ
Waverley Steam Navigation Co Ltd ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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National Historic Fleet → includes → PS Waverley ⓘ