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Waverley Steam Navigation Company
Alistair Deayton
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Description for Waverley Steam Navigation Company
Hardback. A new book that explores the history of the Waverley Steam Navigation Company. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 754.
On 8 August 1974, the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer was sold by her owners for the princely sum of a pound. The PS Waverley has now spent more of her career in preservation than in service with the British Transport Commission and Caledonian MacBrayne. She is still a common sight on the Clyde, Bristol Channel, the Thames and around Britain’s coastline. Purchased by members of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, many millions have been spent on Waverley in the intervening years to keep her in tiptop condition. Originally built for service on the Firth of Clyde, the Waverley ... Read more
On 8 August 1974, the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer was sold by her owners for the princely sum of a pound. The PS Waverley has now spent more of her career in preservation than in service with the British Transport Commission and Caledonian MacBrayne. She is still a common sight on the Clyde, Bristol Channel, the Thames and around Britain’s coastline. Purchased by members of the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, many millions have been spent on Waverley in the intervening years to keep her in tiptop condition. Originally built for service on the Firth of Clyde, the Waverley ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445641553
SKU
V9781445641553
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-8
About Alistair Deayton
Alistair Deayton is a well known author and an acknowledged expert on West Coast steamers. He has written numerous books on the subject including the hugely important Directory of Clyde Paddle Steamers. He lives in Glasgow. Iain Quinn lives in Glasgow and has written numerous books on Clyde and the ships that once sailed the river and the Firth. He ... Read more
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