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| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Shieldhall |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry |  Glasgow |
| Builder | Lobnitz & Co., Renfrew, Scotland |
| Cost | £291,000 |
| Yard number | 1132 |
| Laid down | October 1954 |
| Launched | 7 July 1955 |
| Completed | October 1955 |
| In service | 16 October 1955 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Preserved as Museum ship |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,792 GT[1] |
| Length | 81.69 m (268 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 13.56 m (44 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 4.11 m (13 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | 2 triple-expansion steam engines of 800 IHP each |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed |
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| Capacity | 1800 tons of sludge and 80 passengers |
| Crew | 12 |
SS Shieldhall is a preserved steamship that operates from Southampton. She is the largest operational historic steamship in Europe[2] and one of the last reciprocating steam engined ships built, using technology that dated back to the last quarter of the 19th century and which was obsolete at the time of her construction.[3] She spent her working life as one of the "Clyde sludge boats", making regular trips from Shieldhall in Glasgow, Scotland, down the River Clyde and Firth of Clyde past the Isle of Arran, to dump treated sewage sludge at sea. These steamships had a tradition, dating back to the First World War, of taking organised parties of passengers on their trips during the summer. SS Shieldhall has been preserved and offers cruises to the paying public.
- ^ "Technical information – Steamship Shieldhall".
- ^ "Shieldhall FAQ".
- ^ Willis, Sam; Mackenzie, Graham. "Titanic in Miniature' – The Wonderful ss Shieldhall". The Society for Nautical Research. Retrieved 28 May 2021.