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Steam-powered vessel propelled by paddle wheels
A paddle steamer is a steamship or steamboat powered by a steam engine driving paddle wheels to propel the craft through the water. Earlier ships that
Paddle_steamer
This is a list of extant paddle steamers, including those in active service as well as museum ships and surviving paddle steamers that have been proposed
List of extant paddle steamers
List_of_extant_paddle_steamers
Steam ship
MS Genève is the oldest paddle ship of Lake Geneva. Originally a steamship, she became diesel powered in the 1930s. Genève was built in 1896 by Sulzer
Paddle_steamer_Genève
1946-built preserved seagoing paddle steamer
PS Waverley is a Clyde steamer, the last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. Built in 1946, she sailed from Craigendoran on the Firth
PS_Waverley
Tool for paddling boats or mixing ingredients
used to propel a steamboat or paddle steamer. In a number of racquet sports (e.g. ping-pong and paddle ball), a "paddle" or "bat" is a short, solid racket
Paddle
Type of steam-powered vessel
prefix designations of "PS" for paddle steamer or "SS" for screw steamer (using a propeller or screw). As paddle steamers became less common, "SS" is incorrectly
Steamship
The Labouchere was a paddle steamer in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company, built in 1858 at Green's in Blackwall, London, England. Under the command
Labouchere_(paddle_steamer)
Paddle steamer built in Scotland in 1886
exceed 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) and is regarded as one of the finest paddle steamers ever built.[citation needed] The Ozone was commissioned by the Bay
Ozone_(paddle_steamer)
Human settlement in England
to the rear of the hardstanding. A major feature of the site is the paddle steamer Ryde, currently in a very poor state. More details of this vessel are
Island_Harbour_Marina
Defunct ship building company in Glasgow, Scotland
Kelvin. They constructed a wide range of ships, including Clyde steamers, paddle steamers and small ocean liners. In wartime, they built small warships
A._&_J._Inglis
Steam ship, earliest ship used by the P&O
William Fawcett was the name given to two paddle steamers that operated in British waters from the late 1820s to the mid-1840s. The first ship, constructed
William Fawcett (paddle steamer)
William_Fawcett_(paddle_steamer)
Steam Ferry
PS Devonia was a paddle steamer. She was launched in 1905, sailing in the Bristol Channel and English Channel, being a minesweeper in both world wars,
PS_Devonia
Canadian steamboat
City of Ainsworth was a paddle steamer sternwheeler that worked on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Canada, from 1892 to 1898. In November 1898, she
City of Ainsworth (paddle steamer)
City_of_Ainsworth_(paddle_steamer)
Topics referred to by the same term
one of the first steamboats in California, U.S., 1849 Pioneer (1863 paddle steamer), New Zealand gunboat, 1863 PS Pioneer (1905) Pioneer (submarine), built
Pioneer
Topics referred to by the same term
Paddle boat may refer to: Paddle steamer or paddleboat, a boat propelled by a paddle wheel Pedalo, a boat propelled by pedalling with the feet A paddlecraft
Paddle_boat
British charity and steamship preservation group
The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS) is a United Kingdom-based registered charity and owner of two working paddle steamers; PS Kingswear Castle
Paddle Steamer Preservation Society
Paddle_Steamer_Preservation_Society
Form of waterwheel or impeller
with the screw-driven Rattler pulling the paddle steamer Alecto backward at 2.5 knots (4.6 km/h). The paddle wheel is a device for converting between rotary
Paddle_wheel
Type of steam-powered warship
not meant to stand in the line of battle. The first such ships were paddle steamers. Later on the invention of screw propulsion enabled construction of
Steam_frigate
Boat, smaller than a steamship, using steam
sometimes use the prefix designation SS, S.S. or S/S (for 'Screw Steamer') or PS (for 'Paddle Steamer'); however, these designations are most often used for steamships
Steamboat
Passenger steamers on the River Clyde, Scotland
summer 2024. The PS Waverley, built in 1947, is the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world. This ship sails a full season of cruises every year from
Clyde_steamer
Vessel on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, USA
1872 when the original paddle steamer Mount Washington was launched from Alton Bay. The Mount was the largest of all the steamers on the lake at 187 feet
MS_Mount_Washington
Scottish engineer and inventor (1754–1839)
pneumatic tube message system, and worked on one of the first British paddle steamers to cross the English Channel. Murdoch built a prototype steam locomotive
William_Murdoch
Painting by J. M. W. Turner
engaged with issues of urbanism, industry, railroads and steam power. The paddle steamer "Ariel" was formerly called the "Arrow", being built in 1821–22. In
Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth
Snow_Storm:_Steam-Boat_off_a_Harbour's_Mouth
Species of bird
and feet on the water in a motion reminiscent of an old paddle steamer. The Falkland steamer duck is one of only two bird species endemic to the Falkland
Falkland_steamer_duck
Town in Victoria, Australia
home to the largest paddle steamer fleet in the world, which includes the world's oldest operating wooden hulled paddle steamer, PS Adelaide built in
Echuca
Finnish manufacturing company
Vähä-Äiniö yard at lake Päijänne, 230 km away from Turku. The ships were paddle steamers built by local craftsmen under supervision of specialists sent by Crichton
M_Crichton_&_C:o
The Rangiriri was a 19th-century paddle-steamer gunboat used on the Waikato River in New Zealand. It brought the first Pākehā settlers to Hamilton in 1864
Rangiriri_(paddle_steamer)
Canadian ferries
With no links to the mainland, ferries proliferated, with most being paddle steamers operated by individual owners. Eventually, two competing ferry companies
Toronto_Island_ferries
Australian paddle steamer
Surprise was the first paddle steamer, and the first steam powered vessel, built and run in Australia. It was built possibly on the Parramatta River, by
Surprise_(paddle_steamer)
Type of offroad tire
give no place for mud to stick. They work something like a paddle wheel on a paddle-steamer. Street legal mud tires are a compromise between large voids
Paddle_tire
Topics referred to by the same term
ocean-faring ship Screw steamer, steamboat or ship that uses "screws" (propellers) Steam yacht, luxury or commercial yacht Paddle steamer, steamboat or ship
Steamer
Last paddle steamer built as a working boat on the Murray River, Australia
Alexander Arbuthnot is the last paddle steamer built as a working boat during the riverboat trade era on the Murray River, Australia. The ship was built
Alexander Arbuthnot (paddle steamer)
Alexander_Arbuthnot_(paddle_steamer)
Thames paddle steamer, lost at Dunkirk (1925-1940)
51.075920°N 2.4912°E / 51.075920; 2.4912 HMS Crested Eagle was a paddle steamer sunk in the Dunkirk evacuation. J. Samuel White built her in 1925 for
HMS_Crested_Eagle
Body of water between Great Britain and France
earliest seagoing voyages by steam ship. The paddle steamer Defiance, Captain William Wager, was the first steamer to cross the Channel to Holland, arriving
English_Channel
Government-owned port operating company
shipping corporations. The company operated around 13 passenger-and-cargo paddle steamers in 1972, nicknamed “the Rockets” for their speed. These included PS
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation
Bangladesh_Inland_Water_Transport_Corporation
1978 film by John Guillermin
Orient Express. It takes place in Egypt in 1937, mostly on a period paddle steamer on the Nile. Various famous Ancient Egyptian sights are featured in
Death_on_the_Nile_(1978_film)
Paddle ship built in 1854
Tudor Vladimirescu is the oldest operational paddle steamer in the world, built in 1854 as a tugboat for the Austrian company DDSG. Currently, the ship
Tudor_Vladimirescu_(1854)
Steam-powered ship with propellers
contradistinction to the paddle steamer, a still earlier form of steamship that was largely, but not entirely, superseded by the screw steamer. Many famous ships
Screw_steamer
Paddle steamer excursion boat sunk in 1918
Columbia, sometimes called the Steamer Columbia, was a paddle steamer excursion boat on which 87 people died, on the Illinois River on July 5, 1918, across
Columbia (1897 paddle steamer)
Columbia_(1897_paddle_steamer)
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1888 - 1951)
Clyde-built paddle steamer that carried passengers on the Clyde between 1888 and 1949. She was one of the longest serving Clyde steamers. Lucy Ashton
PS_Lucy_Ashton
British inventor and whitesmith
building an iron boat in 1820 and Pool’s Patent Principle for feathering paddle steamer wheels, which he patented in 1829. William Pool was born about 1783
William_Pool
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1931 - 1967)
PS Jeanie Deans was a Clyde paddle steamer, built in 1931 for the London and North Eastern Railway. She was a popular boat, providing summer cruises from
PS_Jeanie_Deans
steamer Lady Davis, steamer Lelia, paddle-steamer Magnolia, side-wheel steamer Mary Bowers, side-wheel steamer Memphis, screw steamer (later USS Memphis)
List of ships of the Confederate States Navy
List_of_ships_of_the_Confederate_States_Navy
Large inlet to the river Severn in southwest Great Britain
each summer by the PS Waverley, the last seagoing paddle steamer in the world, built in 1947. The steamer provides pleasure trips between the Welsh and English
Bristol_Channel
Danish steamer
Dandy was a paddle-wheel steamer, built in England in 1823. The ship was bought in 1825 by a Danish businessman and employed on the route between Copenhagen
Dandy_(paddle_steamer)
Ferry and excursion boat operators
company's demise in 1976. The company was famous for its distinctive paddle steamers, which were a familiar sight on the river until the late 1960s. The
River_Dart_Steamboat_Co
shipwreck cluster". Mlive. Retrieved 13 February 2026. "Patchin, A. D. (1846, Steamer)". Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library. Retrieved 13 February
List of shipwrecks in Lake Michigan
List_of_shipwrecks_in_Lake_Michigan
1783 French experimental steamship
by a double-acting steam engine and sidewheels, and was therefore a paddle steamer. Little is known about the design of Pyroscaphe, although models and
Pyroscaphe
Nile cruise ship
paddle steamer on the River Nile in Egypt. Along with PS Arabia, she was one of the largest river steamers in Thomas Cook's Nile fleet. The steamer was
PS_Sudan
Early 18th century steamboats in England
Brockelbanks' paddle steamer Eagle provided a service between London and Margate. By 1825 the GSNC was operating a fleet of 15 Deptford-built steamers, maintained
Thames_steamers
Belgian ferry company
Holland, RMT upgraded their fleet through the years, from paddle steamers to turbine steamers, diesel motor vessels, and finally high speed ferries. Many
Regie_voor_Maritiem_Transport
PS Kingswear Castle is a steamship. She is a coal-fired river paddle steamer, dating from 1924 with engines from 1904. After running summer excursions
PS_Kingswear_Castle
Swedish navy paddle steamer
HSwMS Thor was a paddle steamer of the Swedish Navy. It was the only paddle steamer built for the Swedish Navy, and one of only two steamships built for
HSwMS_Thor_(1841)
British passenger ship
RMS Unicorn was a British transatlantic paddle steamer built in 1836. After being bought in 1840, she was the first ship to sail with Cunard, traveling
RMS_Unicorn
Retrieved 2021-06-25. Waimarie, Paddle steamer. "The Vesel | Paddle steamer Waimarie | Whanganui | New Zealand". Paddle steamer Waimarie. Retrieved 2021-09-29
List of oldest surviving ships
List_of_oldest_surviving_ships
Paddle steamer warship
PS Rising Star was a paddle steamer warship, nicknamed the Rising Sun. The ship was seen as a revolutionary design that included twin funnels and an internal
PS_Rising_Star
(SP-117)". Lloyds Yacht Register. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013. "New steamer for the Channel Islands Service". Liverpool Mercury. Liverpool. 8 June
List of ships built by Cammell Laird
List_of_ships_built_by_Cammell_Laird
Norwegian paddle steamer
oldest paddle steamer in timetabled service, and the only paddle steamer operating in Norway, sailing on lake Mjøsa. Skibladner is a side-wheel paddle steamer
Skibladner
PS Curlip was a paddle steamer built in a Tabbara sawmill in 1889 by Samuel Richardson and his sons. It was operated along the Snowy River in Australia's
Curlip
19th century British militar paddle steamer
Madagascar was a 19th-century paddle steamer that served the British Empire as a troop transport in the First Opium War, during which conflict an accidental
PS_Madagascar
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1937 to 1989)
PS Ryde was a paddle steamer that was commissioned and run by Southern Railway as a passenger ferry between mainland England and the Isle of Wight from
PS_Ryde
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1899 - 1939)
PS Waverley was a Clyde-built paddle steamer that carried passengers on the Clyde between 1899 and 1939. She was requisitioned by the Admiralty to serve
PS_Waverley_(1899)
British paddle steamer
Bessemer Saloon) was an experimental Victorian cross-channel passenger paddle steamer with a swinging cabin, a concept devised by the engineer and inventor
SS_Bessemer
World's second successful steamboat
Robert Fulton in the United States and Henry Bell in Scotland. Steamboat Paddle steamer Fry, p. 27. B.E.G. Clark, Symington and the Steamboat ISBN 978-1-4457-4936-5
Charlotte_Dundas
The PS William Randell is a restored paddle steamer located at Hindmarsh Island. http://www.murrayriver.com.au/about-the-murray/murray-paddlesteamers/
PS_William_Randell
Town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
on tidal conditions. Consequently, in 1812 Henry Bell introduced the paddle steamer Comet to bring guests from Glasgow in comfort and more speedily to his
Helensburgh
Small pedal-powered recreational boat
position. Dumpleton, Bernard (2002). Story of the Paddle Steamer. Intellect Books. ISBN 978-1-84150-801-6. "Paddle Boat". Leonardo da Vinci Exhibit: the Models
Pedalo
Topics referred to by the same term
activity or operation, such as in rowing or rotation of a paddle wheel of a paddle steamer Backsplash (interior), a protective panel behind a sink or
Backsplash
1958 novel by Nancy Cato
of her inheritance in the paddle steamer called PS Philadelphia. Her life is changed forever when she meets paddle steamer captain Brenton Edwards. She
All_the_Rivers_Run
1878 sinking on the River Thames
SS Princess Alice, formerly PS Bute, was a British passenger paddle steamer that sank on 3 September 1878 after a collision with the collier SS Bywell
Sinking_of_SS_Princess_Alice
Paddle steamer and blockade runner, 1860–1865
The Denbigh was a paddle steamer built in 1860 by John Laird, Son, and Company at Birkenhead. She initially sailed between Liverpool and Rhyl, north Wales
Denbigh_(ship)
Company operating passenger ships and boats on Lake Lucerne, Switzerland
in Switzerland, and is notable for operating a number of historic paddle steamers, in addition to more modern motor vessels. The company provides public
Lake Lucerne Navigation Company
Lake_Lucerne_Navigation_Company
British steamship
fastest westbound transatlantic voyage. She was the last oceangoing paddle steamer, and as late as 1874 she made Cunard's second fastest voyage. Laid up
RMS_Scotia
Gordon C. Greene was a paddle steamer, launched in 1923, that operated under several names before sinking in St. Louis in 1967. The ship was built by the
Gordon_C._Greene_(steamboat)
Systems for generating thrust for ships and boats on water
system used to generate thrust to move a watercraft through water. While paddles and sails are still used on some smaller boats, most modern ships are propelled
Marine_propulsion
Paddle steamer
Mainz is a side-wheel paddle steamer for the Lower and Middle Rhine built in 1928/1929 for the Steamship Company for the Lower and Middle Rhine (DGNM)
Mainz_(1929_ship)
Ship class owned by Cunard Line
Great Western. Unlike most other Atlantic steamers, Britannia's boilers were located aft of her engines and paddle wheels, resulting in a unique profile.
Britannia-class_steamship
Ferries operated by a British railway company
same as before for several years. Chepstow (1874–1890) 188 tons A new paddle steamer was delivered to the New Passage Ferry in 1874. She was made redundant
Great_Western_Railway_ships
MacBrayne Paddle Steamer
PS Iona was a MacBrayne paddle steamer, which operated on the Clyde for 72 years, the longest-serving Clyde steamer. Iona was built in 1864 to replace
PS_Iona_(1864)
British paddle steamer
PS Briton was a paddle steamer that inaugurated the Stranraer to Larne service. PS Briton inaugurated the Stranraer to Larne crossing, but the service
PS_Briton
American transatlantic passenger and mail steamship (1850s)
SS Arctic was a 2,856-ton paddle steamer, which was one of the few Collins Line liners, which operated a transatlantic passenger and mail steamship service
SS_Arctic
Warship of 17th–19th centuries
a number of navies experimented with paddle steamer warships. Their use spread in the 1830s, with paddle-steamer warships participating in conflicts like
Ship_of_the_line
Rock formation in Germany
base for visiting the Bastei; the town can be reached from Dresden by paddle steamer on the river Elbe. The name Bastei ("bastion") refers to the inclusion
Bastei
Subsidiary of ferry company Stena Line
After first using chartered tonnage they carried passengers with the paddle steamer Zealous 613 gt, built in 1864 on the Thames by J & W Dudgeon. Dudgeon
Stena_Line_Holland_BV
Paddle steamer in New Zealand
The Paddle Steamer Waimarie is a historic riverboat based on the Whanganui River in New Zealand. She is the only coal–fired paddle steamer still operating
PS_Waimarie
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1905 - 1958)
PS Pioneer was a Clyde-built paddle steamer launched in 1905, built by A. & J. Inglis at their Pointhouse shipyard for David MacBrayne. She served as a
PS_Pioneer_(1905)
when a paddle steamer would arrive. Vanderbilt started his service with steamer Independence in July 1851 and was soon joined by the steamer Prometheus
Maritime history of California
Maritime_history_of_California
Wooden paddle steamer
PS Adelaide is the oldest wooden hulled paddle steamer still operating anywhere in the world. (Hjejlen from Denmark is older and has sailed since 1861
PS_Adelaide
1986-built Australian paddle steamer
PS Decoy / "The Decoy" is a privately owned paddle steamer used for river boat charters on the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia. Its designated home
PS_Decoy
English side-wheel paddle steamer
side-wheel paddle steamer, which ferried passengers across the Humber from the 1941 until 1978. She was the last coal-fired paddle steamer still in regular
PS_Lincoln_Castle
Treglown. Gilly. Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy. p. 125. "Screw Steamer FALLS OF BRACKLINN built by Russell & Co in 1894 for S.S. "Falls of Bracklinn"
List of maritime disasters in the 19th century
List_of_maritime_disasters_in_the_19th_century
"Sternwheeler". A type of paddle steamer that is propelled by a paddle wheel on the stern of the boat (as opposed to a sidewheel steamer). May also be referred
Glossary of watercraft types in service of the United States
Glossary_of_watercraft_types_in_service_of_the_United_States
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1953 - now)
4.591872°W / 56.008663; -4.591872 PS Maid of the Loch is the last paddle steamer built in the United Kingdom. She operated on Loch Lomond for 29 years
PS_Maid_of_the_Loch
for The Golden Plover) is the world's oldest coal burning operational paddle steamer, built in 1861 by Baumgarten & Burmeister, commissioned by a group of
SS_Hjejlen
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1902–1917)
Montrose was a paddle steamer launched in 1902 and operated by the Caledonian Steam Packet Company as a River Clyde excursion steamer. She saw active
PS_Duchess_of_Montrose
Public Swiss company
Zurich. This included the large paddle steamer Helvetia. In 1909 and 1914, it ordered two further large paddle steamers, which were to become today's Stadt
ZSG
The Iona II was a nineteenth-century American paddle steamer that sank off the English island of Lundy in 1864. The site was designated under the Protection
Iona_II
French corvette
a paddle steamer, initially rated as a corvette, of the French Navy, and lead ship of her class. She was the first operational French naval steamer. She
French_corvette_Sphinx
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1907 - 1941)
HMS Snaefell was a paddle steamer, built at John Brown & Company's Clydebank shipyard for the Barry Railway Company and launched in 1907 as the PS Barry
HMS_Snaefell
sailing ship that carried mail, passengers and freight Paddle steamer A steam-propelled, paddle-driven vessel Pantserschepen (Dutch) or Pansarskepp (Swedish)
List_of_ship_types
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Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic PaidÃ, PADDY means "patrician; of noble birth."
Female
English
Pet form of French Madeline, MADDIE means "of Magdala."
Surname or Lastname
English (northern)
English (northern) : variant of Siddall.
Female
German
Variant spelling of Low German Maud, MADDE means "mighty in battle."
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Adi, ADDIE means "my ornament" or "my witness." Compare with another form of Addie.
Female
English
 Pet form of English Adelaide, ADDIE means "noble sort." Compare with another form of Addie.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Padley in Derbyshire or Padley Common in Devon. The place in Derbyshire was named probably with the Old English personal name Padda + lēah ‘glade’, ‘woodland clearing’. Alternatively, the first element may have been padde ‘toad’.
Male
German
Variant spelling of German Adler, ADDLER means "eagle."
Male
Hebrew
 Compare with feminine Addie. Pet form of Hebrew Adam, ADDIE means "earth" or "red." Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Adi, meaning "my ornament" or "my witness."
Male
Serbian
(Павле) Serbian form of Greek Pavlos, PAVLE means "small."
Surname or Lastname
English or Irish
English or Irish : unexplained. It is probably, but not certainly, from the familiar Irish pet form of Patrick.William Paddy (d. 1657) is buried in the King’s Chapel Burying Ground in Boston, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Yandell.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Aduddell.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Dittel, from a pet form of a personal name formed with Diet (Germanic theud ‘people’, ‘race’), for example Dietrich.
Female
English
English form of French Adèle, ADELE means "noble sort."
Surname or Lastname
South German
South German : variant of Heidel. In this spelling, the name is associated with a family of 19th-century German settlers in Russia.English (Gloucestershire) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from a diminutive of Rudd ‘red’.English : habitational name from a place called Ruddle, near Newnham in Gloucestershire.
Female
French
French feminine form of English/French Paul, PAULE means "small."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Cheshire and Greater Manchester (formerly in Lancashire) called Wardle, from Old English weard ‘watch’ + hyll ‘hill’. Compare Warden 2 and Wardlaw.English : regional name from Weardale in County Durham, which takes its name from the Wear river (named with a Celtic word probably meaning ‘water’) + Old Norse dalr ‘valley’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the medieval personal name Hudde (see Hutt 1).
Boy/Male
Irish Latin
noble. Paddy is also sometimes used as a slang term for Irishman or for a temper tantrum.
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