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The world's last seagoing paddle steamer has just docked in Wales and you can travel on it
The ship spent many years operating as a passenger ferry on the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. The steamer's massive paddle wheels are powered by a mighty steam engine, which visitors can watch in ...
BBC7y
Paddle steamer Waverley cruises to resume after pier crash
The world's last sea-going paddle steamer is to go back into service two weeks after colliding with a pier on the Clyde. The Waverley crashed at Rothesay last Friday, causing damage to the bow of ...
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Wreck of Europe’s first commercial steamship The Comet given protection by Historic Environment Scotland
The Comet was a wooden paddle steamer built in Port Glasgow by John ... It was launched in 1812 and operated for eight years on the Clyde, then the Forth, and from September 1819 on a new Glasgow ...
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Technical hitch delays Waverley paddle steamer return sailing
Clyde sailings were due to run from 21 August ... In 1975, at the end of its working life, it was bought for £1 by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society. Waverly Steam Navigation Co Repairs ...