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List Of Ships Named PS Waverley
PS ''Waverley'' may refer to: * (1828–1853) built by James Lang at Dumbarton for Clyde service, and from 1847 based in Hull * (1864–1913) built by C Mitchell, Walker-on-Tyne for North British Steam Packet Company but returned to builder. Later ''St. Magnus'' and ''Magnus'' * (1865–1873) built by A & J Inglis, Glasgow to replace 1864 vessel; sold in 1868 and wrecked in 1873 on Guernsey * (1885–1921) built for Captain Robert Campbell for the Kilmun station, taken over by his sons P & A Campbell, operated in the Bristol Channel 1887 to 1917, ferry and minesweeper during World War I * (1899–1940) the surviving ''Waverley''s predecessor that carried passengers on the Clyde and was sunk while carrying evacuees from Dunkirk during World War II * PS ''Waverley'' (1907–1939) a Clyde-built paddle steamer (originally operating as the PS ''Barry'' before being renamed in 1926) that carried passengers on the Bristol Channel and was sunk during minesweeping duty in World War II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Snaefell
HMS ''Snaefell'' was a paddle steamer, built at John Brown & Company's Clydebank shipyard for the Barry Railway Company and launched on 1907 as the PS ''Barry''. Built to serve as a pleasure steamer carrying passengers on the Bristol Channel, she was quickly transferred to the ownership of Bristol Channel Passenger Boats which in 1911 became part of P & A Campbell. She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy during World War I and renamed HMS ''Barryfield'' serving during the Gallipoli Campaign where she was the last British ship to leave Suvla Bay evacuating British soldiers. After the war she returned to passenger service in November 1919 under the name ''Barry'', was refitted in 1920 and renamed PS ''Waverley'' in 1925. Requisitioned by the Royal Navy at the outbreak of World War II she was renamed again in 1939, this time to HMS ''Snaefell'' to avoid confusion with another paddle steamer ''Waverley'' which had already been requisitioned from London and North Eastern Railway, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |