25th August 1928:
Royal Sovereign & London Belle
On Saturday 25th August 1928 the paddle steamer Royal Sovereign was scheduled to sail from Old Swan Pier at London Bridge to Ramsgate with London Belle shadowing her from Greenwich
24th August 1960:
Princess Elizabeth
On Wednesday 24th August 1960 Princess Elizabeth was scheduled to run from Haldon Pier Torquay on the following timetable: 11am MORNING CRUISE viewing Thatcher Rock, Babbacombe, Oddicombe, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Berry
23rd August 1925:
Ravenswood
In issue number 14 of Paddle Wheels ex army officer Captain L G A Thomas, then a stalwart of the Wessex Branch, recounted a day out he had almost forty
Sandown, Shanklin & Ventnor to Bournemouth
Prior to the Second World War it was the usual practice of Red Funnel to schedule two sailings a week, usually on Mondays and Wednesdays, in the summer from the
22nd August 1955:
Britannia
On Monday 22nd August 1955 Britannia ran the long day trip from Bristol and Cardiff to Ilfracombe in place of Bristol Queen. Bristol Queen had been re-rostered to take over
21st August 1965:
Princess Elizabeth
On Saturday 21st August 1965 Princess Elizabeth was chartered at Weymouth on her usual day off service to play the role of a Dover Cross Channel packet for filming for
19th August 2023:
KC Fund Raising Cruise
KC set off for her fund raising evening cruise shortly after that first sailing down to the castles at the entrance to the river and then up to White Rock
20th August 1965:
Princess Elizabeth
On Friday 20th August 1965 Princess Elizabeth left Weymouth at 9.30am for a day trip to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight with return at 7.30pm. It was a lovely day. The
19th August 1926:
Columba to Ardrishaig
On Thursday 19th August 1926 Columba was scheduled to leave Glasgow (7.11am) on the “Royal Route” for Rothesay (10.15am), Colintraive (10.40am), Tighnabruaich (10.55am), Tarbet (11.55am) and Ardrishaig (12.40pm) setting off
19th-26th August 1956:
A Week in the Life of Balmoral
After service in the Second World War as an anti-aircraft vessel and latterly as an accommodation ship Red Funnel’s cross Channel flyer Balmoral was returned to Southampton in 1947 in
18th August 1953:
Bournemouth
On Tuesday 18th August 1953 you could have taken any of 15 departures from Bournemouth Pier on one of four different paddle steamers between 10am in the morning and 9.30pm
17th August 1937:
Sailings from Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Cove was ever a beauty spot at which paddle steamers delivered far more passengers than they ever picked up but there were some staying in the vicinity who did
17th August 1958:
Embassy
On Sunday 17th August 1958 Embassy sailed from Bournemouth Pier for a “Grand Channel Cruise to Portland Dockyard for a close up view of America’s famous nuclear submarine Nautilus.” Nautilus
16th August 1958:
Bristol Queen
On Saturday 16h August 1958 Bristol Queen was scheduled to sail from Bristol (9am) to Clevedon (10.05am), Cardiff (11.05am), Penarth (11.15am) and, Barry (11.50am) for Ilfracombe (2pm). She was then
15th August 1924:
St Elvies
On Friday 8th August 1924 St Elvies was scheduled to take the day trip leaving Prince’s Landing Stage Liverpool at 10.45am for Llandudno (1.05pm – 1.15pm), Beaumaris (2.10pm), Bangor (2.25pm)
15th-22nd August 1966:
A Week in the Life of La Duchesse de Normandie
Although not propelled by paddle wheels I tend to think of La Duchesse de Normandie as an honorary paddle steamer. She was 180ft long. She had two triple expansion steam
15th August 1959:
Consul
On Saturday 15th August 1959 Consul ran one hour trips from Weymouth at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm to view the United States Navy’s newly built nuclear powered submarine USS Skipjack
14th August 1939:
Balmoral
On Monday 14th August 1939 Balmoral was scheduled to sail on a day trip from Southampton to Ryde, Southsea, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor and Bournemouth. She was due away from Southampton
14th-20th August 1960:
A Week in the Life of Consul
Consul started her 1960 season on Saturday 4th June running a ferry service between Weymouth and Portland Naval Dockyard for Navy Days. Her last scheduled trips of the season were
13th August 2023:
KC’s Sunday Sailings
Here are a few pics of KC running her harbour cruises connecting with the steam railway on Sunday 13th August.