PS Bristol Queen (1946)
PS Bristol Queen was a passenger excursion vessel built for P & A Campbell in 1946.
 Bristol Queen in the Camel Estuary in August 1965 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bristol Queen |
| Operator | P and A Campbell, Bristol |
| Port of registry |  Bristol (Later Cardiff) |
| Route | Bristol - Ilfracombe |
| Builder | Charles Hill & Sons |
| Launched | 4 April 1946 |
| Completed | September 1946 |
| In service | 24 September 1946 |
| Out of service | 26 August 1967 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 961 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 258.7 feet (78.9 m) |
| Beam | 31.2 feet (9.5 m) |
| Installed power | 2,700 ihp (2,014kW) |
| Propulsion | Rankin & Blackmore triple expansion three crank diagonal engines |
| Speed | 19.4 knots (35.9 km/h; 22.3 mph) trial speed (1946) |
History
She was built in 1946 by Charles Hill & Sons in Bristol, and launched on 4 April 1946,[1] by the Lady Mayoress of Bristol, Mrs J. Owen, with a bottle of Bristol Cream sherry Her engines were made by Rankin & Blackmore, Greenock, works number 517. R&B also built Waverley’s engine.[2]
She was built as a replacement for P & A Campbell ships lost during the Second World War, and operated pleasure cruises in the Bristol Channel, often to Ilfracombe.
On 20 August 1966, she hit Penarth Pier damaging the pier head.[3]
She was taken out of service after an accident to a paddle wheel on 26 August 1967 and was scrapped the following year.
References
- Dumpleton, Bernard (2002). The Story of the Paddle Steamer. Intellect Books. p. 185. ISBN 1841508012.
- "Big Crowd Sees Dock Ceremony". Western Daily Press. England. 5 April 1946. Retrieved 21 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Easdown, Martin (2013). Piers of Wales. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 1445623854.
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