| 200 Years of Clyde Paddle Steamers Contributor(s): Deayton, Alistair (Author), Quinn, Iain (Author) |
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ISBN: 1445602555 ISBN-13: 9781445602554 Publisher: Amberley Publishing
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2012 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History |
| Dewey: 623.824 |
| Physical Information: 160 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In August 1812, two centuries ago, the River Clyde would see a transport revolution - one that would change the economy of the river for ever. A Helensburgh hotel owner began to operate Europe's first ever commercial steam ship from Glasgow to Greenock. No longer would ships be dependent on the tide or the wind. The Comet, as his ship was known, had been built by John Wood, of Port Glasgow, and was fitted with paddle wheels. Her first voyage from Glasgow to Greenock was made at about 5mph against a headwind. Advertised to sail on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Glasgow, the Comet operated the first scheduled steamship service in Europe. It was the start of a revolution that would see the Clyde as the greatest shipbuilding river in the world, and the river's estuary as a haven for pleasure steamers and puffers calling at the remote loch-side piers and inlets. Companies such as David MacBrayne's and the Caledonian Steam Packet Co. would be formed to operate steamers far and wide, a legacy kept alive today by the Paddle Steamer Waverley. Alistair Deayton and Iain Quinn take us through the two centuries of Clyde paddle steamers, illustrating the most famous, such as the Columba, Jeanie Deans and Waverley, illustrating not just the ships themselves but the piers they sailed from, from Rothesay to Helensburgh and from Loch Goil to Loch Long. |
Contributor Bio(s): Quinn, Iain: - Iain Quinn lives in Glasgow and has written numerous books on Clyde and the ships that once sailed the river and the Firth. He has utilised his own collections to illustrate the two centuries of Clyde shipping since the Comet first steamed from Glasgow.Deayton, Alistair: - Alistair Deayton is a well known author and an acknowledged expert on West Coast steamers. He has written numerous books on the subject including the hugely important Directory of Clyde Paddle Steamers. He lives in Glasgow. |
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