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Paddler Information => Research => Topic started by: turbo1600 on June 07, 2018, 09:54:09 PM

Title: oldest paddle steamer in australia ?
Post by: turbo1600 on June 07, 2018, 09:54:09 PM

can any  body tell me what  was the oldest paddle steamer in australia ?

mark

Title: Re: oldest paddle steamer in australia ?
Post by: Nemo on June 08, 2018, 06:51:12 AM

Mark  Possibly the Mary Ann in SA.
http://www.murrayriver.com.au/about-the-murray/murray-paddlesteamers/
Currently the oldest wooden paddlesteamer in the world is the P.S. Adelaide. Or so it is said.  My first project.

Title: Re: oldest paddle steamer in australia ?
Post by: Roderick Smith on July 04, 2018, 09:19:11 AM

PS Mary Ann hasn't survived.  PS Adelaide has, and is now over 150 years old.  AFAIK there only two older paddlesteamers (but not wooden hull): Skibladner (Norway) and one in Denmark.  They are mentioned in other threads in this forum.
Roderick.