Alexander Arbuthnot (paddle steamer)

PS Alexander Arbuthnot
History
Australia
NameAlexander Arbuthnot
NamesakeAlexander Arbuthnot
OperatorEchuca Paddlesteamers
Port of registryMelbourne, Victoria[1]
BuilderC Felshaw[2]
LaunchedMay 31, 1923[3]
In service1923
Out of service1947
Reinstated1994
HomeportEchuca, Victoria
Identification151809
Nickname(s)The A.A., The Arbuthnot
StatusTourist vessel
General characteristics
TypeFerry boat
Displacement46 long tons (47 t)
Length76 ft (23 m)
Beam15 ft 3 in (4.65 m)
Draught2 ft 3 in (0.69 m)
PropulsionWood-fuelled steam engine Richard Hornsby & sons, 10 hp (7 kW)
Speed6 mph (9.7 km/h)
Capacity47 passengers

The Alexander Arbuthnot is the last paddle steamer built as a working boat during the riverboat trade era on the Murray River, Australia.[4]

  1. ^ "Alexander Arbuthnot". State Library of South Australia. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "PS Alexander Arbuthnot". Australian National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ "New Steamer". The Riverine Herald. Echuca: Trove. 2 June 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ "PS Alexander Arbuthnot". Echuca Paddlesteamers. Retrieved 10 November 2016.