4th April 1946 Bristol Queen
Launch of Bristol Queen.
Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle
Launch of Bristol Queen.
The Admiralty announced that Lorna Doone made direct hits with her guns on two of the three German Dornier Bombers which had been attacking her.
National strike of coal miners causes coal shortage for steamers.
Boiler and engine of Princess Elizabeth found in lockup just outside Basingstoke.
Cosens appoints Cdr Johnston as their new Bournemouth manager.
Duchess of Cornwall’s operational career comes to an end.
Cosens held their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 29th March 1955 in the company’s board room in the office at Weymouth.
Easter 1948 at Bournemouth.
Princess Elizabeth being refitted at Southampton by her new owners Torbay Steamers Ltd.
Pride of Devon in the scrapyard at Grays in Essex.
Caledonia damaged at Rothesay.
Eppleton Hall arrives in San Francisco.
The Clyde’s new car ferry Arran carries her 2,000th passenger and causes a change of roster for the paddle steamers.
Bristol Queen had rounded Lands End under tow and was on her way to the breaker’s yard in Belgium.
Farringford was launched on Friday 21st March 1947.
Dorset Echo reports progress on the demolition of Monarch in the scrapyard in Cork.
Work progressing on renewing Kingswear Castle’s starboard sponson.
London & Home Counties Branch of the PSPS formed.
Waverley running on the winter ferry service
Consul up the slipway at Weymouth.
Brading and Southsea in the fitting out basin at Denny’s Clyde shipyard.
Wingfield Castle made her last voyage in steam on Thursday 14th March 1974.
Golden Eagle brings German prisoners of war back to England.
Brighton Belle arrives in Barrow-in-Furness to have a new boiler fitted.
Maid of Ashton in the fitting out basin at Yarrow’s Clyde shipyard.
Lake Lucerne’s latest paddle steamer Rhein ran trials.
St Trillo leaves Birkenhead for Menai Bridge.
The first Monarch’s bell presented to the PSPS.
Why were all the Hull/New Holland paddle steamer ferries withdrawn from service for much of February and on into early March 1972?
Kingswear Castle’s new boiler arrives.