 PS Kingswear Castle in Whitstable Harbour
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | PS Kingswear Castle |
| Namesake | Kingswear Castle in Devon, UK |
| Owner | |
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| Ordered | 1924 |
| Builder | Philip and Son, Dartmouth, UK |
| Launched | 1924 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Paddle steamer |
| Length |
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| Beam | 17.43 ft (5.31 m) |
| Draught | 3.43 ft (1.05 m) |
| Propulsion | Compound Diagonal Steam engine (1904) built by Cox and Co of Falmouth |
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 on the River Medway and the Thames for many years she returned to the River Dart in Devon in December 2012 to run excursions from 2013 onwards on the river she was built on and for. Kingswear Castle is listed as part of the National Historic Fleet of ships of "Pre-eminent National Significance".
- ^ "Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle". Dartmouth Steam Railway and Riverboat Company. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.