Paddle Steamer Resources by
Tramscape The Internet's leading database of
Paddle Steamers past and present
Historical
Database
Click below to see the history of
operators and vessels in many of the major operating areas in Europe:
You can return to this page (Historical
Database), or follow onward links (e.g to existing vessels / services) from
the individual area historical pages
Vessel dates are first and last years in the fleet.
Vessels may or may not have sailed for the company in the year of
purchase / disposal
Links are provided to vessel profiles from the pages covering the
paddle steamer operating companies in each geographical area.
The photo
right shows the paddle steamer Rheinland on the Rhine, passing the
famous Loreley rock in the early 1950s. Goethe still passes here,
but from 2009 only as a diesel-powered paddler. Rheinland is still
in steam, but now in the Netherlands and called "De Majesteit"
and is the last operational paddler from a long line of such ships
which sailed on the on the Rhine. This is a post card view from
the webmaster's collection sent in the early 1950s.
Clyde Turbine Steamer Queen Mary : former fleetmate
of PS Waverley
It is now believed that the former Clyde Turbine
Steamer, Queen Mary (ex-Queen Mary II, ex-Queen Mary), until recently a floating
pub
in London has been sold and will probably leave the UK for an as yet uncertain
fate. The Clyde Turbine Steamer Foundation made
a serious attempt to save her for the UK but it was not to be. However,
the Foundation is still hoping to have contingency plans should she become available
for sale again and seeks a major benefactor, investor, corporation or maritime
museum which is prepared to take ownership of her and manage her in a way which
meets the Foundation's aspirations. If you are interested in this historically
unique vessel, please
go to the Clyde Turbine Steamer Foundation website for more details.
Please note that this website covers only a certain class of vessel - paddle
steamers operating in river, lake and coastal trade (with a very limited coverage
of certain other steamships). A large number of historical vessels do survive in the UK and worldwide
- in the UK most vessels over 50 years old are registered on the National Register of Historic
Vessels . On the NRHV website all registered vessels can be seen, with
basic details and in many cases links to relevant owner's website. A selection
can be made to show "Passenger Vessels", which includes remaining
examples of vessels covered in the Paddle Steamer Resources by Tramscape
database.
CAN YOU HELP WITH THIS DATABASE ?
The webmaster would be delighted to receive any updates of relevant information
and photographs (of which you own copyright) which could help to keep this database
as up-to-date as possible and fill in gaps in the historical record.
I
know that many of you will have photographs of paddle steamers on the internet
on photo-sharing websites such as Picasa and Flickr. No photos are used on this
website unless they were taken by the webmaster or someone who has given express
permission for their own photos to be used. However, some photos from Flickr
etc may be used so long a the copyright tag (Creative Commons etc) allocated
to the photo at the time of downloading allows.
Tramscape is trying to develop
this website as the main source on the internet for paddle steamer information
and photos, so the webmaster would be very grateful if you would allow use of
your photos in this database so they can be seen by the wider paddle steamer
interest group who will be reading this website.
Please
e-mail the Webmaster your
information and photos or general authorisation to use photos from another website
source. Thank you very much
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