20th March 1961:
Monarch
On Monday 20th March 1961 when this picture was taken work was starting on the demolition of Monarch in the scrapyard of Haulbowline Industries in Cork. Not a lot has
19th March 2001:
Kingswear Castle
On 19th March 2001 Kingswear Castle was at the Acorn Shipyard at Strood undergoing major works. It was a busy time for renewals. Not only was a new boiler built for
18th March 1961:
London & Home Counties Branch
On Saturday 18th March 1961 the London & Home Counties Branch of the PSPS held its first meeting. A committee was elected chaired by Bill Prynne. who I got to
17th March 1950:
Waverley
Given her subsequent career trajectory it is easy to think of Waverley as having been built primarily as an excursion paddle steamer which of course to some extent she was.
16th March 1959:
Consul
On Monday 16th March 1959 Consul was up on Cosens’s own slipway in Weymouth for underwater survey and hull painting. She had been towed from her layup berth in Weymouth just
15th March 1948:
Brading and Southsea
On Monday 15th March 1948 Brading and Southsea were in the fitting out basin at the Denny shipyard at Dumbarton on the Clyde having been launched the previous Thursday 11th March.
14th March 1974:
Wingfield Castle
Wingfield Castle made her last voyage in steam with the 5.30pm departure from Hull to New Holland on Thursday 14th March 1974 under the command of Captain Stan Wright after
13th March 1915:
Golden Eagle
On Saturday 13th March 1915 Golden Eagle carried 569 German prisoners of war, including 9 officers, from Le Havre to Southampton following their capture during the Battle of Neuve Chapelle the
12th March 1934:
Brighton Belle
On Monday 12th March 1934 Brighton Belle was in the shipyard in Barrow-in-Furnace with work continuing to remove her old boiler and install a new one. She had left Bristol at
11th March 1953:
Maid of Ashton
On Thursday 11th March 1953 Maid of Ashton, sister of the Maid of Argyll pictured above, was in the fitting out basin at Yarrow’s Clyde shipyard having been launched on 17th February.
10th March 1911:
Rhein
On Friday 10th March 1911 Lake Lucerne’s latest paddle steamer Rhein ran trials on the lake. At 44m LOA Rhein was a medium sized paddle steamer 20m shorter than the Wilhem
9th March 1963:
St Trillo
On the morning of Saturday 9th March 1963, having just left drydock St Trillo set off bound from Birkenhead for Cardiff but due to the weather only got as far
8th March 1961:
Monarch’s Bell
On the afternoon of Wednesday 8th March 1961 the bell from Cosens’s first Monarch, built in 1888, was presented by Charles Kaile, a director and former general manager of Cosens, to
7th March 1972:
Humber Paddle Steamers
Tuesday 7th March 1972 was the second day of the resumption of the paddle steamer ferry service between Hull and New Holland after a coal shortage caused by a strike
6th March 2001:
Kingswear Castle
On Tuesday 6th March 2001 Kingswear Castle’s new boiler arrived from the factory of Wellman Robey and was lifted into place aboard the ship. The new and the old boilers next
5th March 1967:
Caledonia
In the spring of 1967 Caledonia was reserve steamer based at Gourock for the ferry services once again and as usual had a number of outings on scheduled services at
4th March 1957:
Zostera Grass in Poole Harbour
In early March 1957 a debate was raging in the pages of the Bournemouth Echo about the possible advantages of reintroducing Zostera weed to Poole Harbour to encourage wildlife and
3rd March 2001:
Kingswear Castle
On Saturday 3rd March 2001 Kingswear Castle took a stand at the South East England Tourist Board Travel Trade Fair at Brighton. There were usually three or four of of
2nd March 1932:
Royal Eagle
By Wednesday 2nd March 1932 Royal Eagle had been in the fitting out basin at the Mersey shipyard of Cammell Laird for just one week having been launched the previous Wednesday.
1st March 1961:
Monarch
Having planned to leave Weymouth at the end of January poor weather delayed her departure for a whole month to Wednesday 1st March 1961 when she finally got away under