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Passenger steamers on the River Clyde, Scotland
Clyde steamers were passenger services that existed on the River Clyde in Scotland, running from Glasgow downstream to Rothesay and other towns, a journey
Clyde_steamer
1946-built preserved seagoing paddle steamer
a Clyde steamer, the last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. Built in 1946, she sailed from Craigendoran on the Firth of Clyde to
PS_Waverley
Steam-powered vessel propelled by paddle wheels
Notable examples are the Thames steamers which took passengers from London to Southend-on-Sea and Margate, Clyde steamers that connected Glasgow with the
Paddle_steamer
List of ships with the same or similar names
Jutland in 1916 TS Queen Mary, a Clyde steamer in service 1933–1977, as of 2023[update] under restoration on the River Clyde, Scotland RMS Queen Mary, a Cunard
Queen_Mary_(ship)
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
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1888 - 1951)
was a 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
First commercial steamboat in Europe
Firth of Clyde and the sea lochs to Largs, Rothesay, Campbeltown and Inveraray within four years, and the Comet was outclassed by newer steamers. Bell briefly
PS_Comet
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)
Scottish riverine passenger ship
TS Queen Mary is a Clyde steamer launched in 1933 at the William Denny shipyard, Dumbarton, for Williamson-Buchanan Steamers. She is currently being restored
TS_Queen_Mary
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)
Steam-powered ship with propellers
several experimental versions, Clyde launched the twin-screw propeller steamer John S. McKim, making it the first screw steamer built in the United States
Screw_steamer
TS King Edward was an excursion steamer built at Dumbarton for service down the River Clyde to the Firth of Clyde and associated sea lochs on the west
TS_King_Edward
Bay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
War II, though Garelochhead was already a thriving village served by Clyde steamers and a railway station. A shipbreakers operated at Faslane until the
Faslane_Bay
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1878-1936)
RMS Columba was a Clyde paddle steamer, MacBrayne's flagship from 1879 to 1935. She ran the first leg of "The Royal Route" to Ardrishaig for fifty eight
RMS_Columba
Clyde-built turbine steamer (1926-1984)
TS King George V (the "KGV") was a pioneering Clyde passenger turbine steamer, built in 1926. She was a popular boat, seeing service to Inveraray and
TS_King_George_V
Clyde-built turbine steamer (1912-1958)
TS Queen Alexandra was a MacBrayne turbine steamer built in 1912 and operating cruises on the Clyde. Following extensive modifications, in 1935, as Saint
TS_Queen_Alexandra
Human settlement in Scotland
of Clyde. It originally had its own pier, with buildings designed by Harry Edward Clifford in 1895, and was a regular stop for the Clyde steamer services
Kirn,_Dunoon
List of ships with the same or similar names
iron-built paddle steamer on the Bristol to Cork run (1868–1900) PS Juno (1898), a Clyde paddle steamer PS Juno (1937), a Clyde steamer, requisitioned to
Juno_(ship)
Defunct ship building company in Glasgow, Scotland
confluence of the rivers Clyde and Kelvin. They constructed a wide range of ships, including Clyde steamers, paddle steamers and small ocean liners. In
A._&_J._Inglis
Lighthouse in Scotland
"Clansman: Sanda Island, Sound Of Sanda, Firth Of Clyde (NRHE ID 114935)". Retrieved 29 September 2026. "CLYDE STEAMER AGROUND AT SANDA". Glasgow Herald. No. 9220
Sanda_Island_Lighthouse
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1953 - now)
Loch Lomond steamers that began about 1816, within four years of Henry Bell's pioneering passenger steamboat service on the River Clyde. In 1950 the
PS_Maid_of_the_Loch
Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1990). Clyde River and Other Steamers. Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd. Glasgow. p. 53. ISBN 0-85174-565-2
MV_Countess_of_Breadalbane
Craigendoran pier was next to the station, with the railway connecting with Clyde steamers. This pier has since closed and fallen into disrepair. Hermitage Academy
Craigendoran
Decommissioned passenger steamboat based in Scotland
TS Duchess of Hamilton was a Clyde passenger excursion steamer, built in 1932 for the Caledonian Steam Packet Company. She was a popular boat, providing
TS_Duchess_of_Hamilton
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1910 - 1946)
PS Eagle III was a passenger-carrying paddle steamer that was built and sailed on the Clyde, and was twice requisitioned by the Admiralty to serve as a
PS_Eagle_III
Greifensee) with screw propulsion. PS Waverley, a Clyde steamer built in 1947, is the last seagoing paddle steamer in the world. This ship sails a full season
List of extant paddle steamers
List_of_extant_paddle_steamers
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1885 - 1920)
PS Waverley was a Clyde-built paddle steamer that carried passengers on the Clyde between 1885 and 1887, then on the Bristol Channel from 1887 until 1916
PS_Waverley_(1885)
Clyde-built turbine steamer (1930-1965)
TS Duchess of Montrose was a Clyde passenger steamer, built in 1930 for the Caledonian Steam Packet Company. She was a popular boat, providing day cruises
TS_Duchess_of_Montrose
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1934 - 1980)
PS Caledonia was a paddle steamer built in 1934. She principally provided an Upper Clyde ferry service, later moving to Ayr and then Craigendoran.[citation
PS_Caledonia_(1934)
Steamers, Duckworth. 1962 "Launch of the new Campbeltown Steamer Gael". Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette. Glasgow. 12 February 1867. Retrieved
PS_Gael
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 service
PS_Duchess_of_Montrose
Town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Gael, 9.15 A.M. Fairlie, Vale of Clyde, 9.15 A.M. Gareloch, early steamer to Greenock, thence per Garelochhead steamer Innellan, various during the day
Dunoon
(1990). Clyde River and Other Steamers. Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd. Glasgow. p. 10. ISBN 0-85174-565-2. "The Sale of Liquor on Clyde Steamers". Dundee
PS_Ivanhoe
Railway station in Inverclyde, Scotland
pierhead, Scotland. It was originally closely integrated with an extensive clyde steamer pier as well as serving the coastal resort town. The ferry services
Gourock_railway_station
Fictional skipper in stories by Neil Munro
smartest boat in the tred" which he considers to be of a class with the Clyde steamers, but mainly tells of the "high jinks" the crew gets up to on their travels
Para_Handy
Europe with Clyde steamer sailings which grew rapidly, with many private shipowners taking trippers and commuters from Glasgow down the River Clyde to previously
P_&_A_Campbell
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Clyde was a paddle steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War, and commissioned to patrol Florida waters. She had been built
USS_Clyde_(1863)
Inlet on the west coast of Scotland
The Firth of Clyde is the estuary of the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland. The Firth has some of the deepest coastal waters of the British Isles
Firth_of_Clyde
Boat, smaller than a steamship, using steam
Waverley steaming down the Firth of Clyde. Turbine steamer TS Queen Mary. SS Shieldhall steams down the Firth of Clyde. Sky Wonder last steam-powered cruise
Steamboat
Railway station in Inverclyde, Scotland
was to connect to Clyde steamer services for Rothesay, Largs, and Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, allowing a combined train and steamer journey time of an
Wemyss_Bay_railway_station
Village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Scotland. It developed on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde at a time when Clyde steamers brought it within easy reach of Glasgow at about 25 miles
Kilcreggan
Government-owned Scottish Ferry holding company
Columba was the largest Turbine Steamer built for service on the Clyde and remains the only three-funnelled steamer ever to have served on the river
David_MacBrayne
Town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Argyll and Bute, developed from the 1820s after the introduction of Clyde steamer services, which brought families to summer villas, and day trippers
Garelochhead
Archive. "Clyde Shipping". Glasgow Morning Journal. Glasgow. 12 October 1864. Retrieved 15 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive. "Clyde Steamers and
PS_Vulture
River in Scotland
James. The Clyde passenger steamer (1904) full text Wikimedia Commons has media related to River Clyde. The data base of ships built on the Clyde and in the
River_Clyde
Human settlement in Scotland
for fishing activity. The Portencross Pier was built in the era of Clyde steamer cruising but was never used as much as other locations such as Largs
Portencross
Clyde-built paddle steamer (1935 - 1967)
a single tall funnel amidships gave her an unusual appearance for a Clyde Steamer. During the refit on returning to civilian service, new deckhouses were
DEPV_Talisman
Railway line in Scotland
time a railway took passengers right down the River Clyde, taking about one hour whereas Clyde steamers took around twice as long. The terminus was a short
Inverclyde_Line
First steam turbine-powered steamship, built in 1894
the Paris Exhibition. The first turbine-powered merchant vessel, the Clyde steamer TS King Edward, followed in 1901. The Admiralty confirmed in 1905 that
Turbinia
Coastal town in Inverclyde, Scotland
the steamer Ayr, some 62 people losing their lives. When the competing railway companies extended their lines to provide fast connections to Clyde steamer
Gourock
Anglo-Irish mechanical engineer and inventor (1854–1931)
turbines, soon followed by the first turbine-powered passenger ship, Clyde steamer TS King Edward in 1901; the first turbine transatlantic liners RMS Victorian
Charles_Algernon_Parsons
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Clyde has been the name of two ships in the United States Navy. USS Clyde (1863), a side wheel steamer, captured by the Union Navy as Neptune on 14
USS_Clyde
Former American cargo ship (1905–1928)
Clyde steamer, Apache, on March 10 but only went as far as Brunswick due to Apache being heavily laden. Chippewa was instead taken in tow by steamer Katahdin
SS_Chippewa_(1905)
Town in Inverclyde, Scotland
the coast linking up with Clyde steamer services. The provision of this new line meant there was no need to take the steamer all the way down river from
Greenock
Topics referred to by the same term
Lords SS Lord Clyde, a steamer built on the Clyde in 1862, sold as a blockade runner as Advance, and later in the US Navy HMS Lord Clyde (1864), a class
Lord_Clyde
Ferry operator in Scotland
the services of various early private operators of Clyde steamers, then began operating steamers on its own account on 1 January 1889 to compete better
Caledonian_MacBrayne
Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
families could enjoy the fresh air. Piers built at Cove and Kilcreggan had Clyde steamer services taking business and leisure commuters to railway terminals
Rosneath_Peninsula
Channel in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
watter" on a Clyde steamer during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As of 2025, the PS Waverley, the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world
Kyles_of_Bute
British railway company (1923–1947)
much smaller facilities including piers on the Thames and Clyde. The LMS also inherited steamers and piers from the Furness Railway on Windermere and Coniston
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London,_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway
1895. Retrieved 30 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive. "Clyde Steamer for Russia". Dundee Evening Telegraph. Scotland. 9 August 1900. Retrieved
PS_Windsor_Castle
HMS Queen Mary (1913): Royal Navy battlecruiser TS Queen Mary (1933): Clyde steamer RMS Queen Mary (1936): Cunard-White Star liner RMS Queen Mary 2 (2003):
List of titles and honours of Mary of Teck
List_of_titles_and_honours_of_Mary_of_Teck
Railway in Scotland
traffic proved surprisingly buoyant, and connecting steamer services to island resorts in the Firth of Clyde provided a very great source of business. The GP&GR
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway
Glasgow,_Paisley_and_Greenock_Railway
Proprietors between Hull and New Holland. In 1832 they launched a paddle steamer called Magna Charta. In his A Picturesque Tour to Thornton Monastery, John
Humber_Ferry
British TV discussion programme (1964–1972)
Empty Quarter Clip/ Colin Davis Interview 25 August 1967 Queen Mary II, Clyde steamer 26 September 1967 Dick Van Dyke 4 October 1967 Fred Friendly 26 October
Late_Night_Line-Up
character came from an encounter which Bell had had a decade earlier on a Clyde steamer, when he overheard a mother tell her son: Macgreegor, tak yer paw's
Wee_Macgreegor
Human settlement in Scotland
a (now disused) pier (built in 1847) and was a regular stop for the Clyde steamer services. Until within less than twenty years there was no such thing
Strone,_Cowal
Sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
shore of the Firth of Clyde, almost joining Blairmore on Loch Long. All the villages used to have piers served by Clyde steamers, and now Western Ferries
Holy_Loch
Railway station in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
Starting with PS Comet in 1812, Glasgow soon had Clyde steamer services on the River and Firth of Clyde. From 1841 the Caledonian Railway's Glasgow, Paisley
Greenock_West_railway_station
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)
Scottish shipbuilding company, 1840 to 1963
currently a hotel at Chattanooga, Tennessee TS Queen Mary (1933); A Clyde turbine steamer that was once a floating restaurant in London. Now undergoing restoration
William_Denny_and_Brothers
1905 British cargo vessel
SS River Clyde was a 3,913 GRT British collier built by Russell & Co of Port Glasgow on the Firth of Clyde and completed in March 1905. In the First World
SS_River_Clyde
Type of steam-powered vessel
a ship built by Thomas Clyde in 1844 and many more ships and routes followed. The key innovation that made ocean-going steamers viable was the change from
Steamship
of Philadelphia for Clyde Steamship Company with intention of operating on their East Coast and West Indies routes. In 1904 Clyde Steamship & Co. following
SS_Onondaga_(1905)
Skyscraper in Glasgow City, Scotland
some 100 metres away. The three towers were named after the famous Clyde steamers SS St Columba, SS Dalriada and SS Davaar, in reference to Anderston's
Anderston_Centre
Scottish island group
The Islands of the Firth of Clyde are the fifth largest of the major Scottish island groups after the Inner and Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. They
Islands_of_the_Clyde
Former American shipbuilding and engineering firm
for many others, including those for the 1,200-ton Cramp steamer Clyde, built for the Clyde Line. The year 1871 however, also brought developments which
Neafie_&_Levy
Seagoing steam ships
at Charleston harbor. Clyde steamers were particularly suitable, and many were sold to Confederate agents. Screw-driven steamers: SS Fingal (1861), (CSS
Blockade runners of the American Civil War
Blockade_runners_of_the_American_Civil_War
Railway in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
single day, by the E&GR, Clyde steamer, and the C&DJR. Coal from the Monkland pits was brought to Bowling on the Forth and Clyde Canal, substantially reducing
Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction Railway
Caledonian_and_Dumbartonshire_Junction_Railway
Island in the Firth of Clyde sea inlet, western Scotland
Tourism grew in the 20th century, and Millport became a popular stop for Clyde steamers and families going 'Doon the Watter for the Fair' (Glasgow Fair holidays)
Great_Cumbrae
Passenger ferry built in 1938 in Scotland
Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2010. "Clyde Steamer Services and Operators". Tramscape. Archived from the original on 18
MV_The_Second_Snark
Railway station in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
station provided a connection to Clyde steamers, which took around two hours to get from Glasgow down the River Clyde as far as Greenock, and now for the
Greenock Central railway station
Greenock_Central_railway_station
Scottish art dealer (1854–1928)
Glasgow. He bought it in 1896. He commuted from Dunoon to Glasgow using a Clyde steamer. From 1896 he began to take more interest in promoting the Scottish
Alexander_Reid_(art_dealer)
Fictional boat
comparing her 6 knots (11 km/h) speed and her looks with the glamorous Clyde steamers. As its captain, the redoubtable Para Handy, often says: "the smertest
Vital_Spark
Scottish shipping company
(GSWR) at first used the services of various early private operators of Clyde steamers. The CR failed to attract private ship owners to their new extension
Caledonian Steam Packet Company
Caledonian_Steam_Packet_Company
Village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
included a steam ship on Loch Eck. The pier was a regular stop for the Clyde steamer services until its closure in 1971. A ferry also used to cross the loch
Kilmun
British pre-grouping railway company (1844–1922)
Besides its railway, the company also operated Clyde steamers on the River Clyde and Firth of Clyde, serving Arran and points west. The company also
North_British_Railway
1953 Scottish ferry
2021. "City of Corfu IMO: 5217490". Ship Spotting. Retrieved 31 July 2010. Third New BR Clyde Steamer Launched Railway Gazette 10 April 1953 page 439
MV_Maid_of_Argyll
Human settlement in Scotland
of the Firth of Clyde serving tourist traffic primarily coming from the city of Glasgow further upriver, travelling on Clyde steamers. Innellan Primary
Innellan
UK government agency
Retrieved 21 September 2018. "Scottish Fishery Protection Cruisers". Clyde Steamers. Retrieved 21 September 2018. "Yard fails in ships contract bids". BBC
Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency
Scottish_Fisheries_Protection_Agency
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 built
PS_Sudan
Scottish cartoonist
crabbit. Like a bear wi' nae fags." ) and went "doon the watter" on Clyde steamers for their holidays: one irritating a smartly dressed man in yachting
Bud_Neill
Shipping Data. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2010. Third New BR Clyde Steamer Launched Railway Gazette 10 April 1953 page 439 Website for MV Maid
MV_Maid_of_Skelmorlie
Railway line in the UK
were then two railway-connected piers in Ardrossan, and the Firth of Clyde steamer services were in competition. The Caledonian Railway and it subsidiary
Largs_Branch
Railway in Scotland
suffered. The GD&HR had intended to operate onward steamer connections from Helensburgh to the Clyde Estuary locations in 1858, but they discovered that
Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway
Glasgow,_Dumbarton_and_Helensburgh_Railway
List of ships with the same or similar names
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
List of ships named PS Waverley
List_of_ships_named_PS_Waverley
Closed railway station in Inverclyde, Scotland
Greenock, without change of Carriage, and thus placing them alongside the Clyde Steamers without walking through the streets." The station was renamed as Greenock
Greenock Princes Pier railway station
Greenock_Princes_Pier_railway_station
Fictional character
three in Glasgow. A number of ships have been named Jeanie Deans. Two Clyde steamers, PS Jeanie Deans (1884), built by Barclay Curle & Co in 1884 for the
Jeanie_Deans
News". The Times. No. 26375. London. 3 March 1869. col. C, p. 11. "A Clyde Steamer Sunk". Dundee Courier. No. 4863. Dundee. 5 March 1869. "Shipping Disasters"
List of shipwrecks in February 1869
List_of_shipwrecks_in_February_1869
British excursion steamer and marine engineering company
Cosens & Co Ltd was a British excursion steamer and marine engineering company based in Weymouth. The company was founded in 1848 by Joseph Cosens and
Cosens_&_Co
Glen in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
may be visited without charge or formality", and describes access by Clyde steamer and bus services. In 1948, the Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal
Puck's_Glen
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