PS Lincoln Castle

She lost her mainmast and her foremast was shortened after she came out of ferry service.
The PS Lincoln Castle at Alexandra Dock, Grimsby.
History
Red Ensign (UK)United Kingdom
NamePS Lincoln Castle
NamesakeLincoln Castle
Owner1941-1947: LNER, 1948-1978: British Rail Sealink
OperatorLNER; Sealink
Port of registryGrimsby
Route
Ordered1939
BuilderA. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow
Christened27 April 1940
Completed4 July 1941
Maiden voyage4 August 1941
In service1941-1978
HomeportGrimsby, Lincolnshire
IdentificationIMO number5208671
FateBroken up in Alexandra Dock, Grimsby
General characteristics
TypePaddle steamer
Tonnage598 GRT[1]
Length209 ft (64 m)
Beam56 ft (17 m) (including paddle box)
PropulsionTriple expansion, diagonal stroke, reciprocating steam engine by Ailsa of Troon, 850 hp.
Speed12.0 knots (22.2 km/h; 13.8 mph)

PS Lincoln Castle was a coal-fired side-wheel paddle steamer, which ferried passengers across the Humber from the 1941 until 1978. She was the last coal-fired paddle steamer still in regular services in the UK. Later, she served as a pub at Hessle, and then as a restaurant under permanent dock at Alexandra Dock, Grimsby. In September 2010, the Hull Daily Mail reported that she was in an advanced state of demolition, despite the efforts of local people to buy the historic vessel and restore her.[2] On 31 March 2011, the Lincoln Castle Preservation Society were reported to have purchased the broken up parts of the ship for restoration.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Lloyd's Register" (PDF). 1945. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  2. ^ 'Demolition teams move in to tear apart historic paddle steamer Lincoln Castle' Hull Daily Mail 15 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Humber ferry hopes to sail again after £3.5 million rebuild". BBC News Online. BBC. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Lincoln Castle"; Tramscape: Paddlesteamers.awardspace.com. Retrieved 8 May 2012