For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named PS Waverley.
PS Waverley
Waverley at Swanage
History
United Kingdom
Name
PS Waverley
Owner
Since 1974: Paddle Steamer Preservation Society
Operator
1946–48: London and North Eastern Railway;
1948–73: Caledonian Steam Packet Company;
since 1973: Waverley Excursions
Builder
A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow
Yard number
1330P
Launched
2 October 1946
Maiden voyage
16 June 1947
Identification
IMO number: 5386954[1]
Callsign: GRPM
MMSI number: 232001540
Status
Operational
General characteristics
Class and type
Coastal excursion paddle steamer
Tonnage
693 grt
Length
239 ft 11 in (73.13 m) s
Beam
57 ft 3 in (17.45 m) s
Draught
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) s
Installed power
2,100 ihp (1,566kW)
Propulsion
Diagonal triple expansion steam engine built by Rankin & Blackmore, Greenock
Speed
14 kn (26 km/h) in service
Trials speed in 1947 18.37 kn (34.02 km/h) at 56 rpm
Capacity
Up to 925 passengers in Class V waters.
Notes
[2]
PS Waverley 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.[3] Bought by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS), she has been restored to her 1947 appearance and now operates passenger excursions around the British coast.[3]
Since 2003, Waverley has been listed in the National Historic Fleet by National Historic Ships UK as "a vessel of pre-eminent national importance".[4]
^"Latest AIS for Waverley". ShipAIS. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^"PS Waverley". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ ab"Waverley paddle steamer finally sets sail after two years". BBC News. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^"WAVERLEY". National Historic Ships. 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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