PS Waverley (1899)
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1899 - 1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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PS Waverley was a Clyde-built paddle steamer that carried passengers on the Clyde between 1899 and 1939. She was requisitioned by the Admiralty to serve as a minesweeper during World War I and again in World War II, and was sunk while participating in the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. The current PS Waverley, launched in 1946, was built as a replacement for this vessel.[6]
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Name | PS Waverley (1899–1940) |
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Ordered | 20 October 1898[1] |
Builder | A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow |
Launched | 29 May 1899[2] |
In service | 10 July 1899[1] |
Fate | Bombed and sunk, 29 May 1940 |
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Type | Paddle steamer |
Tonnage | 537[3] |
Length | 235 ft (72 m)[1] |
Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m)[1] |
Propulsion | Diagonal double expansion steam engine built by A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow[4] |
Speed | 19.73 knots[1] |
Capacity | 1,500 passengers[5] |
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