PS Jeanie Deans

Jeanie Deans
History
United Kingdom
Name
  • PS Jeanie Deans (1931-1964)
  • PS Queen of the South (1964-1967)
Owner
OperatorLondon and North Eastern Railway
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan[1]
Cost£52,650[3]
Yard number644[2]
Launched7 April 1931
In service1931
Out of service1967
RenamedQueen of the South
HomeportGlasgow
FateSold for scrap, December 1967
General characteristics
Class and typePaddle steamer
Tonnage635 GRT; 259 NRT
Length76.35 m (250 ft 6 in)
Beam9.16 m (30 ft 1 in)
Installed powerThree-crank diagonal triple expansion (26, 41.5 and 66 in x 60 in)[4]
PropulsionPaddle
Speed18.5 kn (max)

PS Jeanie Deans was a Clyde paddle steamer, built in 1931 for the London and North Eastern Railway.[5] She was a popular boat, providing summer cruises from Craigendoran until 1964.

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  2. ^ "PS Jeannie Deans". Clydesite. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Jeannie Deans". Glasgow Story. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  4. ^ "PS Jeannie Deans". Paddle Steamer Resources by Tramscape. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  5. ^ MacHaffie, Fraser G (2021). Jeanie Deans - Clydebuilt Pioneer of Paddle Steamer Preservation. Glasgow: Waverley Excursions Ltd. pp. 24–27. ISBN 9781916875227.