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Paddler Information => Research => Topic started by: Stuart Badger on April 10, 2010, 07:33:16 AM

Title: Cleethorpes/Cruising Queen
Post by: Stuart Badger on April 10, 2010, 07:33:16 AM

Hi PDs

Does anyone on the site know where I could find a picture of either PS Cleethorpes or PS Cruising Queen?

Both built 1903  by Gourlay Brothers and sister ships.

All the best

Stuart

Title: Re: Cleethorpes/Cruising Queen
Post by: Eddy Matthews on April 10, 2010, 07:41:59 AM

Well that was a mistake - I thought I'd see if I could help Stuart out with his enquiry, so I went to Google and typed in "Cruising Queen" as a search....

All I got was loads of links to Gay clubs!!  :a102

I did try Stuart, honest!!

Regards
Eddy

Title: Re: Cleethorpes/Cruising Queen
Post by: Roderick Smith on April 10, 2010, 02:26:20 PM

Perhaps PS Cruising Queen should have been sold to San Francisco instead of PS Eppleton Hall?

From
www.dundeecity.gov.uk/archive/gourlayalphalist/
If you would like a quotation for the price of copies of the originals of any item, please contact:
Archive & Record Centre, Support Services
21 City Square, Dundee, DD1 3BY
Tel: 01382 434494
Fax: 01382 434666
Email: archives@dundeecity.gov.uk
Name  Yard No  Type  Date of Launch 
Cleethorpes  209  Paddle Steamer  1903
Cruising Queen  209  (see Cleethorpes)


Regards,
Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

Title: Re: Cleethorpes/Cruising Queen
Post by: Stuart Badger on April 10, 2010, 04:30:42 PM

Thanks Roderick!
I know about the drawings and have been putting off getting them from Dundee until I had some images of the ships.

Thanks for the interest.

All the best

stuart

Title: Re: Cleethorpes/Cruising Queen
Post by: twodogs on April 10, 2010, 06:43:01 PM

There is a photograph of the PS Grimsby and the PS Cleethorpes at New Holland Pier in the book "The Humber Ferries" by Alun A. D'Orley. However the detail of the ferries is poor. The Grimsby Public Library appears to be the source of the photograph.

Regards
Jeff

Title: Re: Cleethorpes/Cruising Queen
Post by: Stuart Badger on April 10, 2010, 09:20:24 PM

Thanks very much Jeff

I'll track that one down!

All the best

stuart

Title: Re: Cleethorpes/Cruising Queen
Post by: twodogs on April 11, 2010, 06:28:01 AM

The image in the book is poor. Which one is the Cleethorpes I leave to you to work out!(http://wlcnma.blu.livefilestore.com/y1psbZOYPhShddiwcxMN3Tu3tlT9dxWNEHdA-lujFr-UT-WFPvnEPNrULqu17wiYaPwkjdZi7pb3JalQ49FN-8QdEZnZUOLC_fG/ps%20cleethorpes001.jpg)
Both my wife and I were born in Cleethorpes so we have an interest in your research.
All the best

Jeff

Title: Re: Cleethorpes/Cruising Queen
Post by: Stuart Badger on April 11, 2010, 07:17:20 AM

Thank you so much!
Brilliant - I shall phone Dundee City Archives on Monday.

All the best

Stuart