Sound takes me back to my youth in the 90s. Was lucky enough to take my 4 year old for a cruise at Oban before we moved to Australia. Hope she steams on forever
I was also at Port Eynon on that day in 1981. I was 8 years old and on a family holiday in the campsite overlooking the sand dunes and the beach (an annual event). We remembered the Lifeboat rockets going up, which was not an unusual occurrence, and we all rushed up to the fence line overlooking the sand dunes where we could see the commotion going on at the water's edge. The tide at that time was out and so the Prince Ivanhoe was beached a fair way out still in the area of Horton. The Lifeboat had been launched from Horton and there was a Sea King helicopter overhead as well as a huge throng of people at the water's edge. I remember on the day we located a Coastguard Land Rover in the sand dunes and the radio inside was working. We could hear the voices over the airwaves saying that they were trying to locate a missing Land Rover which we all laughed at... we have to assume it was the one we were standing next to! It was morbid fascination I guess but we were all transfixed with the sight of the wreck as it was rare to see such an event at Port Eynon and it took up most of our afternoon and evening. We watched later on as the tide came in and the boat gradually disappeared from sight until only the funnel and the masts were above water. For weeks after there were lifejackets and wooden benches washed up on the beach and we had a boat so sailed around the vessel at low tide. it was very sad. The boat remained like that for one or two years, but then when we went there after, the top part of the boat had disappeared as they had begun salvaging it and I know they had to use explosives to break it up so it could be removed as it was a risk to other boats. The large red buoys, marking the site of the wreck were there for years afterwards. I had no idea Adrian Chiles was there at the time! Small World, eh?
Listening to this reminds my of my grandmother, who's father was captain of a Thames sailing barge out of Sittingbourne. We have an old photo of her, sitting on the deckhouse, dressed like Mary Poppins, slender, long skirt, wide brimmed hat. Different regional accent, but still exotic in the US.
Just came across this in 2024 and can i risk getting a lot of flac from other viewers, by presenting a different view. First there is no doubt of the sincerity and motivation behind the union men here. They wanted to preserve employment for the men and you can see their point of view but what about the viability of the shipbuilding on the Clyde ? Lets be honest if other countries can make ships cheaper what can you do ? Its the same in any industry. I think of the steel and coal industries which are also more or finished too. How can we improve things ? I just don't know.
The Steam valve controlling the engine is labeled THROTTLE, 8 past the E means they have the valve open 8 clicks beyond the the last letter "E" on the control, Basically letting her run full bore wide open
i can understand there is a high pressure cylinder and a low pressure cylinder. but what about the other components of the ship ? like those silver robot like things that go back and forth and those black hexagon like wheels????
100 years ago, there used to be a large number of sidewheelers like this on the US Great Lakes. My mother took a trip on Seeandbee, a night stateroom boat, and my mother in law went on the Tashmoo, a legendary fast boat on the Detroit to Port Huron river run. Both had the same inclined triple expansion design. Also, there were some sidewheel rail car ferrys traveling across the Detroit River, Detroit to Windsor. One of them, Lansdowne, had the sidewheels not connected, with 2 separate engines, so she could steer like a Bobcat. I watched Lansdowne at both the Detroit and Windsor docks. Eventually, she blew a cylinder head, and was moved by a tug after that. During WW-II, 2 of the large sidewheelers were converted to small aircraft carriers for pilot training on Lake Michigan out of Chicago.
Astonished to see PS Maid of the Loch's engines turning under steam! I last saw the Maid way back in 1990 and so, so many years later, to see (and hear) her breathing life again is wonderful. Well done all!
I went on this boat and there's a steep ladder down in to the lower decks and lots to read l haven't been on a boat since I was sea sick going up the Thames from Westminster to Greenwich one time
I enjoyed my voyage in The Bristol Channel ..This year .June 2023....Clevedon to Ilfracombe ...Loved it ...She is WONDERFUL...Waiting for her River Thames itinerary...Fingers Crossed...Douglas F Vick...Cheltenham Spa....
I am a complete ignoramus but fascinated. Can someone explain to me please why I can’t see the crank shaft? I don’t see particularly what the middle one is turning? Please help a fool and explain.
Oh it s there, where you see the three crank rods connected, that is the crank shaft. It extends out either side and is directly attached to the paddle wheels. This is why paddle steamers can be particularly difficult to manoeuvre at close quarters as both wheels either turn forward or astern together.
I saw the Waverley arrive in Rothesay 22/23 (?) June 2005 with a full pipe band aboard playing. The band I believe had won a championship competition in Glasgow (West Highland Championships?). It then marched along the streets. It was wonderful sight. Can anyone tell me the name of the band and what they had won please?
Yes though the Titanic’s were of course much larger and mounted vertically rather than diagonally. The Waverley’s steering setup is also similar to the Titanic’s she uses a Brown’s Patent telemotor just as Titanic did to send messages to her quadrant steam steering engine and Chadburn mechanical telegraphs to send engine orders from the bridge to the engine room.
Having fired boilers on steam ships, steam has its own pleasant smell.I don't want to see any old ships left to rot. Cheers to these guys for what they have done..
I went on this yesterday and even though this is old technology I couldn’t believe how fast it actually went. Modern ships may be more fuel efficient but they don’t have their inner workings on display to the same extent, so it’s a great education too.
Titanic's were vertical triple expansion, the normal for propellers. Waverley's inclined engines work well with side wheels, and the cylinders are low to lower the center of gravity.
