Totnes Castle Paddle Steamer
She was 108 ft long and weighed in at 91 tons.
Totnes castle paddle steamer. The totnes castle took many groups of tourists up and down the dart until 1963. The rothsay castle also spelt rothesay castle was a paddle steamer built in 1816 for service on the river clyde scotland and was later transferred to liverpool england where she was used for day trips along the coast of north wales. Sorry eddy is it possible to alter the name of the tread. Totnes castle 50 15 373 n 03 58 810 w.
The totnes castle was a paddle steamer built by philip and sons of dartmouth in 1923 for the datmouth and toquay steampacket co and the river dart steamboat co ltd. Kingswear castle alongside at totnes steamer quay on monday 9 july 2018 ps kingswear castle was scheduled to make one of her relatively rare return trips between dartmouth and totnes. Built in 1923 by philip and son at dartmouth. A relaxing 1 hour scenic cruise which winds its way along the river dart.
Paddle steamer kingswear castle known affectionately as kc is britain s last coal burning river paddle steamer. The remains of the paddle steamer totnes castle lie upright in a shallow scour pit at 44m on a sand and gravel seabed with her bows to the south east. Diving the totnes castle. The trip takes 75 minutes in each direction.
She was 108 ft long weighed 91 tons and served for many years on the river dart as a popular tripper boat. Well that s a good start forgotten the name already. The totnes castle was a paddle steamer that took tourists between totnes and dartmouth. She was built by philip son of dartmouth in devon in 1924 for the river dart steamboat company limited for service on the river dart.
She was built in 1924 at philip son of dartmouth and plied her trade between totnes and dartmouth until 1965 her engines are even older dating back to 1904 eight years before the sinking of the titanic. The 30m long steel hull is buried up to her waterline but as a river boat with low freeboard the sides stand just a few metres high in places. This will be the totnes castle of 1894. After running summer excursions on the river medway and the thames for many years she returned to the river dart in.
The 2019 paddle steamer dartmouth totnes river cruise runs on selected dates from 28th may to 24th september. The paddle steamer kingswear castle is the last remaining coal fired paddle steamer in operation in the uk today.