In November 1937 Red Funnel’s Mauretania ex Queen renamed Corfe Castle.
23rd November 1937 Corfe Castle
Red Funnel's paddle steamer Corfe Castle.
John Megoran recalls the heyday and decline paddle steamers, particularly the Weymouth based paddle steamers that he grew up with, hoping that one day he would captain a paddle steamer.
He did realise his ambition – and more – restoring, managing and as principal captain of PS Kingswear Castle for nearly 30 years on both the Medway and Thames.
John has written several books about paddle and pleasure steamers that may be found here.
22nd November 1962 Mrs Cecile Beckett
Captain Defrates on Princess Elizabeth in the Swashway approaching Poole August 1962.
Captain Defrates has a lodger.
21st November 1961 Alumchine
Alumchine.
Alumchine break-in.
20th November 1903 Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes.
The paddle steamer Cleethorpes left her builders yard in Dundee for the Humber.
19th November 1969 Eppleton Hall and Old John
General Arrangement Plan of Eppelton Hall.
Old John makes things happen for Eppleton Hall moored in Mindello Harbour.
18th November 1969 Eppleton Hall
Eppleton Hall working on the Tyne.
Eppleton Hall alongside at Mindello in the Cape Verde Islands.
17th November 1966 Talisman
Talisman laid up at Greenock November 1965.
Thursday 17th November 1966 was Talisman’s last day in service.
16th November 1898 Captain William Cosens
Monarch Captain Cosens's last command.
Captain William Cosens, brother of Captain Joseph Cosens founder of Cosens & Co, buried in Melcombe Regis.
15th November 1962 Sandown
Capt. Holleyoak takes Sandown through Weymouth Bridge.
Sandown leaves Weymouth for Portsmouth.
14th November 1965 Jeanie Deans
PS Jeanie Deans moored at Chatham.
Jeanie Deans ties up on buoys at Chatham off Thunderbolt Pier.
13th November 1962 Bristol Queen
Bristol Queen freshly arrived at Weymouth on the morning of 13th November 1962.
Bristol Queen arrives in Weymouth.
12th November 1965 Jeanie Deans
Jeanie Deans November 1965.
Having already topped up her bunkers at Holyhead and Falmouth on the way, Jeanie Deans makes a call at Southampton to top them up once again.
11th November 1963 Caledonia
On Monday 11th November 1963 Caledonia came close to being blown ashore on the rocks off Millport after damaging her port paddle wheel.
10th November 1965 Jeanie Deans
Jeanie Deans A/S Holyhead November 1965.
Jeanie Deans sets off from Holyhead for Falmouth.
9th November 1965 Jeanie Deans
Jeanie Deans November 1965.
Jeanie Deans puts into Holyhead for bunkers.
8th November 1965 Jeanie Deans
Jeanie Deans boarded up November 1965.
Jeanie Deans stormbound off the Isle of Man.
7th November 1965 Jeanie Deans
Jeanie Deans aft, November 1965.
Jeanie Deans hove to off the Isle of Man.
6th November 1965 Jeanie Deans
Jeanie Deans a view from the bridge November 1965.
Jeanie Deans takes on water at Stranraer.
5th November 1965 Jeanie Deans
Jeanie Deans Greenock 5th November 1965.
Jeanie Deans leaves the Clyde.
4th November 1965 Jeanie Deans
Jeanie Deans Greenock 4th November 1965.
Jeanie Deans takes on fuel and it does not go well.
3rd November 1965 Jeanie Deans
Jeanie Deans at Lamonts Shipyard, Port Glasgow 2nd November 1965.
Jeanie Deans runs trials on the Clyde.
2nd November 1965 Jeanie Deans
Jeanie Deans Lamont's Shipyard 2nd November 1965.
Jeanie Deans shifts ship to the fitting out basin at Lamont’s Shipyard Port Glasgow.
1st November 1965 Jeanie Deans
Jeanie Deans.
We travel up from Weymouth to Port Glasgow to join Jeanie Deans.
31st October 1948 Solent Queen
Solent Queen in Southampton Water July 1948.
Red Funnel’s Solent Queen arrived at the scrapyard of T W Ward at Grays in Essex.
30th October 1957 Bournemouth Queen
Bournemouth Queen.
Bournemouth Echo expands on its announcement the previous day that Bournemouth Queen was to be withdrawn.
29th October 2018 Stadt Luzern
On Monday 29th October Stadt Luzern’s outgoing Captain Kuno Stein and her new master Roger Maurer spent the day clearing the ship’s bridge and office.
28th October 1897 Princess Beatrice
Princess Beatrice (1880 - 1933).
Princess Beatrice rammed by Royal Mail Line’s Atrato at Southampton.
27th October 1955 Captain Baker’s Plans
Rochester Queen.
Might Rochester Queen come to sail from Bournemouth?
26th October 1965 Jeanie Deans
Jeanie Deans.
Jeanie Deans on the slipway at Lamont’s Shipyard, Port Glasgow.
25th October 1895 Southend Belle
Southend Belle renamed Laguna Belle and pictured in the 1930s.
Belle Steamers place an order with Denny to build a new paddle steamer to be called Southend Belle.