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Old Photographs Waverly Paddle Steamer Scotland
Old photograph of The Waverly paddle steamer in Scotland. This 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, 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 British National Register of Historic Ships core collection as "a vessel of national importance". She appeared in the 2011 film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. 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.
Old photograph of The Waverly paddle steamer in Scotland.
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