PS Waverley

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PS Waverley is a historic Scottish paddle steamer, famed as the world’s last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer and now operated mainly for heritage and excursion cruises.

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PS Waverley canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage vessel
paddle steamer
passenger ship
acquiredBy Waverley Steam Navigation Co Ltd
acquisitionYear 1974
builder A. & J. Inglis
builtAt Pointhouse shipyard, Glasgow
River Clyde, Scotland
linked to: River Clyde
completed 1947
countryOfOrigin Scotland
crewType professional crew
enteredService 1947
flag United Kingdom
hasSisterShip PS Jeanie Deans
linked to: Jeanie Deans
heritageStatus historic ship
historicSignificance last seagoing passenger paddle steamer in the world
homePort Glasgow
hullMaterial steel
laterOwner British Railways
linked to: British Rail
launched 1946
lengthOverall approximately 73 metres
namedAfter Battle of Waverley
Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott
notableFor being the world’s last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer
operatedBy Waverley Excursions Ltd
Waverley Steam Navigation Co Ltd
operatedSeasonally yes
operatingArea Bristol Channel
Firth of Clyde
Thames Estuary
West Coast of Scotland
linked to: West of Scotland
originalOwner London and North Eastern Railway
originalServiceRole Clyde passenger steamer
preservation preserved as a heritage vessel
primaryUse excursion cruises
heritage cruises
propulsion paddle wheels
steam engine
publicAccess yes
registration United Kingdom ship registry
safetyCertification passenger-carrying seagoing vessel certification
serviceRole passenger excursion vessel
shipType paddle steamer
status operational
supportOrganization Waverley Excursions Ltd
Waverley Steam Navigation Co Ltd
touristAttraction yes

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National Historic Fleet includes PS Waverley