Tag: Totnes Castle

Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle

9th June 1960 South Coast Snapshot

What were the eleven South Coast paddle steamers doing on Thursday 9th June 1960?

19th September 1959 River Dart Paddle Steamers

What were the River Dart paddle steamers Compton Castle, Kingswear Castle and Totnes Castle doing on this day?

Autumn 1988

Bristol Channel highlights | Pleasure cruising from East Sussex | Up the creek without paddles | And 50 years ago…

Autumn 1982

Waverley cruising round Great Britain | Just part of the KC story | Compton Castle’s new role | Maritime England Rally 1982

Spring 1965

Consul moves again | Portsmouth paddlers | River Dart Steamboat Co. | Clyde notes | Queensferry passage ferries | London & Home Counties Branch

Autumn 1964

Round the Isle of Wight | Medway Queen | River Dart Steamboat Company | The road to the Isle, 1964 | Scottish notes | Weymouth notes | Portsmouth paddlers

Spring 1964

From the Chairman | Alumchine in retrospect | Portsmouth paddlers | River Dart Steamboat Co. Ltd. | Scottish notes

Autumn 1961

Whit Monday excursion | Dart visit | News from the Clyde | London & Home Counties Branch | Paddle Tug John H Amos | Torbay steamers

Society Paddler embarks on 25th Sailing Season!

(pics courtesy of Capt John Megoran) As you may or may not know the PSPS have another paddlesteamer by the name of Kingswear Castle. This immaculate little paddler is based at Chatham Historic Dockyard and was built in 1924 for service on the River Dart along with two sister ships PS Compton Castle and PS…
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