Paddle Steamer Waverley

Last Updated on Friday, 10 June 2011 14:07 Written by Robert Ephgrave

Paddle Steamer Waverley sighted off South Gower coast (Great Tor) at 1930 hours 09 June 2011. Weather excellent, really annoyed I did not have my camera!
Approx. position:
EAST: 255141
NORTH: 185328
LON: -4.09059766
LAT: 51.54817693

PS Waverley is the last seagoing passenger carrying paddle steamer in the world. Built in 1946, she sailed from Craigendoran on the Firth of Clyde to Arrochar on Loch Long until 1973. Purchased by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, she has been restored to her 1947 appearance and now operates passenger excursions around the British coast.

Since 2003, Waverley has been listed in the British National Register of Historic Ships core collection as 'a vessel of pre-eminent national importance'. Read more at Wikipedia...