Category: Megoran’s Musings

Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle

6th November 1965 Jeanie Deans

Jeanie Deans takes on water at Stranraer.

5th November 1965 Jeanie Deans

Jeanie Deans leaves the Clyde.

4th November 1965 Jeanie Deans

Jeanie Deans takes on fuel and it does not go well.

3rd November 1965 Jeanie Deans

Jeanie Deans runs trials on the Clyde.

2nd November 1965 Jeanie Deans

Jeanie Deans shifts ship to the fitting out basin at Lamont’s Shipyard Port Glasgow.

1st November 1965 Jeanie Deans

We travel up from Weymouth to Port Glasgow to join Jeanie Deans.

31st October 1948 Solent Queen

Red Funnel’s Solent Queen arrived at the scrapyard of T W Ward at Grays in Essex.

28th October 1897 Princess Beatrice

Princess Beatrice rammed by Royal Mail Line’s Atrato at Southampton.

27th October 1955 Captain Baker’s Plans

Might Rochester Queen come to sail from Bournemouth?

26th October 1965 Jeanie Deans

Jeanie Deans on the slipway at Lamont’s Shipyard, Port Glasgow.

25th October 1895 Southend Belle

Belle Steamers place an order with Denny to build a new paddle steamer to be called Southend Belle.

24th October 1967 Princess Elizabeth

Princess Elizabeth arrived at the scrapyard in Southampton.

23rd October 1947 Bournemouth Queen

Last day of the season for Bournemouth Queen.

22nd October 1922 Portsmouth/Ryde Ferry Service

Sunday paddle steamer service between Portsmouth and Ryde in October 1922.

21st October 1969 Eppleton Hall

Eppleton Hall approaches Madeira.

20th October 2011 Kingswear Castle

Two coaches booked for a short cruise on Kingswear Castle.

19th October 1961 Glen Usk

Glen Usk shifts ship from Penarth to Cardiff.

18th October 1920 Britannia

On Monday 18th October 1920 P & A Campbell’s Britannia entered the yard of A & J Inglis in Glasgow to have a new boiler fitted.

17th October 1949 Glen Usk

Last day of the season for Glen Usk.

16th October 2008 Tony McGinnity

Memorial service for Tony McGinnity doyen of paddle steamer preservation in the 1960s.

15th October 1962 Sandown

Sandown left Portsmouth, sailed down the Western Solent, across Poole Bay, rounded Anvil Point and St. Albans Head bound for Weymouth.

14th October 1920 Lady Evelyn

Lady Evelyn sails from Cardiff to lay up for the winter in Newport.

13th October 1963 Caledonia

Caledonia rostered to run the Sunday ferry service from Gourock to Millport

12th October 1965 Vecta

After her trial two weeks running on the Bristol Channel Vecta set off for the yard of Cosens at Weymouth for a major overhaul.

11th October 1961 Lyme Regis Council

On 11th October 1961 Lyme Regis Council met to discuss what to do about damage to their harbour allegedly caused by Princess Elizabeth that season.

10th October 1922 Portsmouth/Ryde

Take a paddle steamer between Portsmouth and Ryde in October 1922.

9th October 1961 Bristol Queen

Last day of the season for Bristol Queen

8th October 1969 Eppleton Hall

Eppleton Hall off the coast of Portugal on her way to Los Angeles.

7th October 1938 Glen Gower

Glen Gower reaches Bristol after a protracted passage from Brighton.

6th October 1958 Cardiff Queen

Last day of the season for Cardiff Queen.