Paddle Steamer Resources by Tramscape The Internet's largest database of
mainly European Paddle Steamers past and present
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Click below to see the history of
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.
Photo Right:
Turbine steamer, paddle steamer and passenger motor vessel at Rothesay,
Firth of Clyde, UK, in 1969. Photo by Alexander Bain, kindly contributed
by Donald Bain.
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.
Paddle Steamer
Resources Homepage In public service and
their operating companies (includes motor paddlers)
With new roles as restaurants, museums etc or laid up but still "in
reasonable care"
Critical list of vessels in very poor condition with little prospect
of better days.
Operational and preserved steam engines
By country and area : Paddle
Steamers and service operators of the past The ultimate fleet of coastal cruising steamers
- and one ship we must keep preserved Clyde and other turbine
steamers, plus selected other Clyde-built screw steamers Articles and photographs
: current issues and vessel profiles
