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| Launched 1911: ps PRINCE EDWARD |
ps PRINCE EDWARD
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ps PRINCE EDWARD
built by A & J Inglis Pointhouse Glasgow,
Yard No 295 Engines by the shipbuilder
Propulsion: Compound Diagonal 2 cylinder, 26" & 48" x 48", 133nhp
Launched: Monday, 20/03/1911
Built: 1911
Ship Type: Paddle Steamer
Ship's Role: Loch Lomond excursion steamer
Tonnage: 304 gross
Length: 175.0 ft
Breadth: 22.1 ft
Owner History:
Dumbarton & Balloch Joint Line Committee
Status: Scrapped - 1955
Remarks: Built to the maximum size that was considered capable of being navigated safely up the River Leven, she left the Pointhouse shipyard on Thursday 4 May 1911. The journey from the yard to Dumbarton was made under her own power, as was the first part of her voyage up the Leven. Using teams of horses the following morning, PRINCE EDWARD moved a little further upstream, negotiating the twists in the river using a combination of her own, and horse~power. However, progress was later impeded when it was found that there was too little water in the river, and after a couple of proposals to either dam the river, or to dredge it, it was decided to leave her where she was.
She remained there for the summer and autumn of 1911, until an attempt was made early in November following a weekend of torrential rain. She finally reached Balloch on Monday 9 November, where she was slipped to allow her hull to be inpected.
Over the winter, she was completed, she eventually ran trials on Loch Lomond on Friday 27 April, reaching a maximum speed of 14.6 knots. She entered service on Saturday 1 June 1912, some fourteen months after launching.
In 1934, the Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Line Committee transferred control of the Loch Lomond steamer fleet to Group Committee No 4 of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway companies. In 1948, they handed over control to the British Transport Commission.
Originally wearing the traditional colours of the Loch Lomond fleet (grey hull, red funnel with black top), she adopted the standard buff funnel with black top in 1948, in common with other BTC ships. In 1949, her hull was painted black. For her last two seasons, PRINCE EDWARD adorned the BTC inland waters colour scheme of white hull and all~yellow funnel, which from August 1953 had a black top.
At the end of the 1954 summer, PRINCE EDWARD was withdrawn, and in April 1955 was sold to Arnott Young, who dismantled her on the slipway at Balloch.
Photo supplied by G Robinson
Previous update by Bruce Biddulph
Last updated: by John Newth from the original records by Stuart Cameron
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