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P.S. Wingfield Castle
Above: Wingfield Castle moored outside the Hartlepool Museum and undergoing the final stages of her 2006/2007 refit on 19th September 2007.
The Hartlepool Historic Dockyard attraction featuring HMS Trincomalee, where Wingfield Castle was temporarily moved for work on her hull is behind.
Launched on September 24th 1934 by Wm. Gray at Hartlepool, England
Engines : Triple Expansion Diagonal, 18, 28.5 and 46 in x 51 in
Dimensions : 209.7 ft (overall) x 33 ft (excluding sponsons)
550 Gross Registered Tonnes
Built for LNER Railway (later British Railways) Hull - New Holland ferry service
On of three paddlers maintaining a year-round service for passengers, cars, cattle and cargo
Withdrawn in 1974 as the new Humber Suspension Bridge took away most of the traffic
Sold various times and lying derelict in Swansea when purchased by Hartlepool Borough Council
Returned to Hartlepool in June 1986 for restoration
Moored at the site of the former William Gray & Co shipyard as an exhibit of Hartlepool Museum
Refurbished in 2006/2007 with the help of the Lottery Heritage Lottery Fund, the European Regional Development Fund and the HMS Trincomalee Trust
The rotten traditional promenade deck planking has been replaced by a latex compound laid above a reinforced steel deck
Saloon areas now converted for use for eductional seminars, corporate events etc

By 1990 restoration was well under way at Hartlepool

By 1998 she was a fully open part of Hartlepool Museum

A coffee bar is installed in the forward lounge

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