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TS King George V leaving Oban in 1967
History
TS King George VUnited Kingdom
NameTS/RMS King George V
NamesakeKing George V
Owner
  • 1926: Turbine Steamers Ltd
  • 1935: David MacBrayne Ltd
  • 1973: Caledonian MacBrayne
  • 1975: Bristol Channel Shiprepairers
  • 1981 - 1984: Bass Charrington
Builder
  • William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton[1]
  • Engines: Parsons Marine Engineering
Yard number1182
Launched29 April 1926
In service1926
Out of service1974
HomeportGlasgow
FateScrapped, 1984
General characteristics
TypePassenger turbine steamer
Tonnage789 GRT; 320 NRT
Length260.6 ft (79.4 m)
Beam32.1 ft (9.8 m)
Draft7 ft (2.1 m)
Installed power7 turbines
Propulsiontwin screw
Speed16 kn (service)
At railway quay Oban 1970.

TS King George V (the "KGV") was a pioneering Clyde passenger turbine steamer, built in 1926. She was a popular boat, seeing service to Inveraray and later based in Oban, and withdrawn in 1974.

  1. ^ "TSS King George V". Clydesite: Shipping Times. Archived from the original on 27 April 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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