Paddle Steamer Resources by
Tramscape The Internet's leading database of
Paddle Steamers past and present
PLEASE
NOTE THAT THE LATEST VERSION OF THIS WEBSITE IS NOW ONLY AVAILABLE AT : http://paddlesteamers.freehostia.com
Unfortunately
the website became too large for its original internet location and had to be
moved
This mainly text-only version represents the website as it was up until
1st July 2009 and does not include any more recent information or updates.
It includes some photographs which were included in earlier versions of
this website. For the latest information and all the photos, click on the link
above
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operators and vessels in many of the major operating areas in Europe: You can return to this page (Historical Database), or follow onward links (e.g to existing vessels / services) from the individual area historical pages Vessel dates are first and last years in the fleet. Vessels may or may not have sailed for the company in the year of purchase / disposal Links are provided to vessel profiles from the pages covering the paddle steamer operating companies in each geographical area. The photo right shows the paddle steamer Rheinland on the Rhine, passing the famous Loreley rock in the early 1950s. Goethe still passes here, but from 2009 only as a diesel-powered paddler. Rheinland is still in steam, but now in the Netherlands and called "De Majesteit" and is the last operational paddler from a long line of such ships which sailed on the on the Rhine. This is a post card view from the webmaster's collection sent in the early 1950s. |
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Clyde Turbine Steamer Queen Mary : former fleetmate
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North America
Please note that this website covers only a certain class of vessel - paddle steamers operating in river, lake and coastal trade (with a very limited coverage of certain other steamships). A large number of historical vessels do survive in the UK and worldwide - in the UK most vessels over 50 years old are registered on the National Register of Historic Vessels . On the NRHV website all registered vessels can be seen, with basic details and in many cases links to relevant owner's website. A selection can be made to show "Passenger Vessels", which includes remaining examples of vessels covered in the Paddle Steamer Resources by Tramscape database.
CAN YOU HELP WITH THIS DATABASE ?
The webmaster would be delighted to receive any updates of relevant information
and photographs (of which you own copyright) which could help to keep this database
as up-to-date as possible and fill in gaps in the historical record.
I
know that many of you will have photographs of paddle steamers on the internet
on photo-sharing websites such as Picasa and Flickr. No photos are used on this
website unless they were taken by the webmaster or someone who has given express
permission for their own photos to be used. However, some photos from Flickr
etc may be used so long a the copyright tag (Creative Commons etc) allocated
to the photo at the time of downloading allows.
Tramscape is trying to develop
this website as the main source on the internet for paddle steamer information
and photos, so the webmaster would be very grateful if you would allow use of
your photos in this database so they can be seen by the wider paddle steamer
interest group who will be reading this website.
Please
e-mail the Webmaster your
information and photos or general authorisation to use photos from another website
source. Thank you very much
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The
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Operational
Paddle Steamers |
In public service,
their operating companies and website links (includes motor paddlers) |
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Webmaster's personal comments on matters of steamer preservation interest |
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OTHER ASSOCIATED WEBSITES |
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Clyde
Turbine Steamer Foundation |
Clyde and other passenger
turbine
steamers, surviving ferries and ocean liners |
Raddampfer : Geschichte der Raddampfer in
Europa
Vapeurs
à roues à aubes : le passé
