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Paddler Information => Research => Topic started by: Channel on October 27, 2008, 03:17:11 AM

Title: Ex Paddler ?
Post by: Channel on October 27, 2008, 03:17:11 AM

Is this a former paddler . . . it has the look of one . . .

http://crm.yachtfocus.com/temp/tmpf9fd58c7d1fb8aa24d5b96f3a1d695dd.pdf

Title: Re: Ex Paddler ?
Post by: Tug--Kenny on October 27, 2008, 09:58:42 PM

Can't get into the site, Channel, it's password protected.  Could you post the 'pic'

ken

Title: Re: Ex Paddler ?
Post by: PaddleWheel on October 28, 2008, 07:01:44 PM

See here: 

http://www.turks.co.uk/fleet2.htm (http://www.turks.co.uk/fleet2.htm)

Jack.

Title: Re: Ex Paddler ?
Post by: Tug--Kenny on October 29, 2008, 12:29:44 AM

I like 'The new southern Belle'.  Just the place for an annual get together.  ;)

ken

Title: Re: Ex Paddler ?
Post by: mjt60a on October 29, 2008, 06:28:50 AM

If we're talking about Yarmouth Belle, I found this the other day (I posted it under preserved paddlers)  http://nationalhistoricships.org.uk/index.cfm/event/getVessel/vref/2104/pic/2
It says it was originally a paddle steamer...

Title: Re: Ex Paddler ?
Post by: Channel on October 29, 2008, 09:12:30 AM

Not the Yarmouth Bell chaps - try this link.

http://www.yachtfocus.com/jacht_details.php?yachtID=95679&s=dag_passagierschip._mps_graaf_van_bylant

Title: Re: Ex Paddler ?
Post by: Hankwilliams on October 30, 2008, 10:12:25 PM

Hello,

we are talkin about the "Graf van Bylant" ?

No, she was not a former paddlewheeler.
Last build Rhine paddle steamer was the 1929 build "Mainz". In the same year also the last paddletug "Toulon" was launched.

Namely after WW2 some smaller screw steamdriven tugs were launched, but none paddlewheeler, also not driven by diesel.

Greetings

Thomas

Title: Re: Ex Paddler ?
Post by: Channel on October 31, 2008, 06:09:08 AM

Thanks Thomas

Title: Re: Ex Paddler ?
Post by: AlistairD on November 01, 2008, 11:51:34 PM

I think that site is wrong about Yarmouth Belle. As far as I can remember she was a screw steamer, and ran as a screw trip boat on the Thames befoe her present owners converted her to a paddler. I am not even sure of the paddles are powered, and think they are fake. She was certainly a screw motor vessel up to about 15 years ago