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Old Photograph Paddle Steamer Duchess of Rothesay River Clyde Scotland
Old photograph of the paddle steamer Duchess of Rothesay on the River Clyde near Glasgow, Scotland. Launched on April 20th 1895 by J and G Thomson at Clydebank, she was built for CSP’s Rothesay service from both Gourock and Wemyss Bay. Later transferred to a cruising role with additional railway connections from Gourock. Reboilered in 1914, then served as a minesweeper at the south of England during World War I. Returned to the Clyde but sank at her moorings on 1st June 1919 at Glasgow. Raised and returned to service in 1920 and generally on the Rothesay to Kyles service. Requisitioned for World War II service on the Clyde, Dover, Portsmouth and Harwich Essex, England. Attended the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940. Beached at Brightlingsea in October 1945 and sold in 1946 to breakers in Holland.
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