2nd October 1965 Paddle Tug Grinder
Members of the PSPS Wessex Branch take a trip around Portsmouth Harbour on the Paddle Tug Grinder.
Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle
Members of the PSPS Wessex Branch take a trip around Portsmouth Harbour on the Paddle Tug Grinder.
Last trips of the season for Embassy.
Sandown and Ryde laid up for the winter at Newhaven.
On the morning tide on Tuesday 29th September Jeanie Deans crossed from Craigendoran to lay up in the Albert Harbour, Greenock.
Empress at the movies.
PS Embassy’s sails frim Poole to Weymouth to layup for the winter.
Last day in passenger service of P & A Campbell’s Britannia.
Consul due back in Weymouth from the Thames.
First day in service on the Bristol Channel and running the Cardiff/Weston ferry of Vecta.
Last day of the 1955 season for the Consul.
Last day of the 1958 season for Glen Usk.
Kingswear Castle’s first ever trip from Strood through the Swale to Whitstable.
Portsdown sunk by a recently laid German mine on an early morning passage between Portsmouth and Ryde.
What were the River Dart paddle steamers Compton Castle, Kingswear Castle and Totnes Castle doing on this day?
Last trip of the 1964 season for Princess Elizabeth from the Weymouth Pleasure Pier through the Town Bridge to her winter lay-up berth in the Backwater.
Bristol Queen de-stored and prepared for her winter lay-up having finished her season the previous day.
Cardiff Queen’s Cardiff/Weston ferry service interrupted by the wind.
Brighton Belle disabled by a crack in her HP cylinder.
Southsea and Whippingham scheduled to run long afternoon cruises from Portsmouth and Southsea.
Capt Philip St Barbe Rawle’s last Sunday in command of Embassy.
Waverley sails to Campbeltown.
What were these two paddle steamers scheduled to do on Sunday 11th September 1932?
Sailings from Eastbourne Pier on Friday 10th September 1937.
Saturday 9th September 1950 should have been the penultimate day in service of Royal Eagle. But was it?
Medway Queen’s last day in service.
Cosens’s Monarch made her last trips of the season on Thursday 8th September 1960.
What were Queen of Southend and Essex Queen scheduled to do on Monday 6th September 1937?
Monarch advertised for a trip from Bournemouth to Swanage and Weymouth to see the troops.
Two different paddle steamers in Lulworth Cove and visits to a warship.
Crew trouble aboard Ravenswood and other vessels.