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Old Yahoo Group => Yahoo Messages => Topic started by: Dallinson on June 20, 2005, 05:43:51 AM

Title: Irrawaddy Flotilla
Post by: Dallinson on June 20, 2005, 05:43:51 AM

PJ et al.
Just ran across a site that has a number of pictures and some history of the
Irrawaddy Flotilla. Seems that it was quite a harsh river to work in.
Hope you find it interesting
http://www.pskc.freeserve.co.uk/burmese.htm

Regards
David

Title: Irrawaddy Flotilla
Post by: B Worden on June 20, 2005, 05:44:18 AM

Paddle Wheels recently published several photos of steam sidewheeler Myat Ya Da Nar, seen at Pagan by a British traveller. She is, presumably, a still-steam survivor of the Flotilla and one of a group built by Yarrows after the war.

Bill Worden

Title: Irrawaddy Flotilla
Post by: Paulrjordan on June 20, 2005, 05:44:46 AM

Loved it, David...see how different those Irrawaddy sidewheelers are
to their Clyde sisters...and there's still one operating! Great page
for bookmarking..it also leads to all kinds of interesting stuff from
the Paddlesteamer Preservation Society and one could spend an entire
evening browsing thorugh their paddler pages.

Regards

PJ