J3475 : The "Waverley" at Belfast

taken 21 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The "Waverley" at Belfast
The "Waverley" at Belfast
The preserved paddle steamer “Waverley” D2426 : The "Waverley" departing Red Bay and NS5665 : The 'Waverley' at Glasgow at Belfast during what (I think) was a private charter by Belfast Harbour Commissioners.
The Waverley

The last seagoing passenger paddle steamer in the world, she has been listed in the British National Register of Historic Ships core collection as 'a vessel of pre-eminent national importance'. Built in 1946, as a replacement for an earlier PS Waverley of 1899 that took part in the WW II war effort as a minesweeper, the new 693-tonne steamer was launched in October 1946 at builders A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow and entered service in June 1947. Waverley was withdrawn after the 1973 season as too costly to operate and in need of significant expenditure. The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society purchased her for one pound under the stipulation that she should not sail in competition with Caledonian MacBrayne's remaining cruise vessel, TS Queen Mary. After fund-raising and a series of extensive refits and a lot of restoration work, including a new boiler and improvements to meet modern safety standards she has circumnavigated Britain and every year carries out extensive sailings around the country. She appeared in the 2011 film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

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Date Taken
Monday, 1 September, 2003   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 9 November, 2013
Geographical Context
Docks, Harbours 
Place (from Tags)
Belfast 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 347 759 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.8219N 5:54.9464W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! J 346 760
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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