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Foredeck of Embassy between Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight (just visible on the port bow) 7th August 1963
PICTURES OF THE MONTH
May 2020 Paddle Steamer Lorna Doone at Bournemouth May 1949
April 2020 Launch of Paddle Steamer Bristol Queen April 1946
March 2020 Humber Paddle Steamer Service Resumed 6th March 1972
February 2020 Paddle Steamer Flamer 1836
January 2020 Paddle Steamer Embassy December 1949
December 2019 Paddle Steamer Corfe Castle
November 2019 Paddle Steamer Captain Kuno Stein
October 2019 Paddle Steamer Embassy October 1st 1953
September 2019 Paddle Steamer Southwold Belle
August 2019 Swanage Queen Struggles at Bournemouth 1961
July 2019 Paddle Steamer Embassy at Lulworth Cove 1953
June 2019 KC NHS SW Regional Flagship of the Year
May 2019 Paddle Steamer Consul Starts 1964 Season
April 2019 New Inner Funnel for Monarch 1959
March 2019 Paddle Steamer Ryde Meets Lively Lady 1968
February 2019 More Paddle Steamers Please
January 2019 Paddle Steamer Emperor of India Scrapped January 1957?
December 2018 Paddle Steamer Britannia Scrapped December 1956
November 2018 Paddle Steamer Stadt Luzern Withdrawn for rebuild
October 2018 Paddle Steamer Wingfield Castle
September 2018 Lake Neuchatel Paddle Steamer Neuchatel
August 2018 Ammersee Paddler Diessen
July 2018 Ammersee Paddler Herrshing
June 2018 Paddle Steamer Princess Elizabeth Peaks July 1947
May 2018 Paddle Steamers
Empress and Albion Collide
April 2018 Forty Three UK Paddle Steamers Withdrawn 1955 - 1981
March 2018 Paddle Steamer Jupiter Withdrawn 1958
February 2018 P & A Campbell Call in the Receiver 1958
January 2018 PSPS Members Visit PS Embassy Spring 1967
December 2017 While Way a Moment on the Woolwich Ferry
November 2017 Brush Up on Your Bournemouth Pier Paddle Steamer Byelaws
October 2017 Three Paddle Steamer Captains' Working Days
September 2017 A Little Bit of the Paddle Steamer Jeanie Deans lives on
August 2017 Paddle Steamer Trips from Eastbourne August 6th - 12th 1927
July 2017 P & A Campbell's Paddle Steamers 1957
June 2017 Paddle Steamer Consul 1960
May 2017 Paddle Steamers at Bournemouth 1957
April 2017 Paddle Steamer Spot the Difference
March 2017 Paddle Steamers on the River Orwell
February 2017 Paddle Steamer Glen Gower's International Voyages 1954/56
January 2017 Paddle Steamer Excursions on the Humber in 1959
December 2016 Paddle Steamer Embassy Model
November 2016 Paddle Steamer Waverley 1966
October 2016 The Four British Paddlers Withdrawn 50 Years Ago in 1966
September 2016 Last Trips of the 1932 Portsmouth Paddle Steamer Excursion Season
August 2016 Paddle Steamer Italie Trials
July 2016 Paddle Steamer Queen of the South Summer 2016
June 2016 Paddle Steamer Embassy Starts Her Last season 1966
May 2016 Paddle Steamer Princess Elizabeth 1962
April 2016 Paddle Steamer Compton Castle Engine Bought by PSKC Trust
March 2016 Paddle Steamer Company Brings Electrical Expertise to Weymouth
February 2016 Paddle Steamer Manager Charles Kaile
January 2016 Paddle Steamer Monarch to the Rescue
December 2015 Paddle Steamer Letters to the Editor 1937
November 2015 Paddle Steamer Princess Elizabeth Sold For Scrap
October 2015 UK Paddle Steamers October 1965
September 2015 Paddle Steamers September 1965
August 2015 Paddle Steamers at Weymouth 1965 - Part 3
July 2015 Paddle Steamers at Weymouth 1965 - Part 2
June 2015 Paddle Steamers at Weymouth 1965 - Part 1
May 2015 Paddle Steamer Waverley Season 1973
April 2015 Paddle Steamer Captain Given Clock in Recognition of His Courtesy
March 2015 Paddle Steamer Bournemouth Queen To The Rescue
February 2015 Paddle Steamer Golden Eagle Goes to War February 1915
January 2015 P & A Campbell Paddle Steamers Go To War
December 2014 Paddle Steamer Balmoral Breakdown
November 2014 Paddle Steamer Loss
October 2014 End of South Coast Paddle Steamer Season 1960
September 2014 Sea-Going Paddle Steamer Weather and Other Issues
August 2014 New Book On River Conwy Paddle Steamers
July 2014 Paddle Steamer Lorna Doone at War
June 2014 Paddle Steamers at Eastbourne June 1927
May 2014 Paddle Steamer Medway Queen Then and Now
April 2014 Paddle Steamer "Stop That Thief"
March 2014 Paddle Steamer Passenger Prosecuted
February 2014 Last Clyde Season of the Jeanie Deans
January 2014 Paddle Steamer Bilsdale
December 2013 Rebuilt Paddle Steamer Returns
November 2013 Paddle Steamer Mix-Up
October 2013 Paddle Steamer Consul on the Thames 1963
September 2013 Paddle Steamer Road to Balmoral
August 2013 Paddle Steamer Pride of Devon
July 2013 Last Paddle Steamer to Plymouth
June 2013 The Last Four Mersey Paddle Steamers
May 2013 Paddle Steamer to the Scilly Isles
April 2013 Paddle Steamers to Ventnor
March 2013 Paddle Steamers Queen of Kent and Queen of Thanet
February 2013 Paddle Steamer Film Star
January 2013 Paddle Steamer Hit By Tsunami in English Channel
December 2012 Paddle Steamer Winter Refits 1962/63
November 2012 Paddle Steamer Food
October 2012 Paddle Steamers at Weymouth In 1949
September 2012 Paddle Steamer Capt Rawle Retires
August 2012 Good News from Lake Geneva
July 2012 Caledonian Steam Packet Waverley Captains
June 2012 Lake Geneva Paddler Helvetie
April 2012 Southampton to the Isle of Wight by Red Funnel Paddle Steamer 1930's Style
March 2012 Paddle Steamer Winters at Weymouth
February 2012 Paddle Steamers on the Elbe
January 2012 Paddle Steamers to Alderney
December 2011 Lake Neuchatel Paddle Steamer Fribourg
November 2011 Lake Lucerne Paddle Steamer Unterwalden
October 2011 One Man Paddle Steamer Factory
September 2011 Paddle Steamer Bordein
August 2011 Paddle Tug United Service
July 2011 Paddle Steamers at Bournemouth in 1960
June 2011 Lake Geneva Paddle Steamer Simplon
May 2011 Royal Honeymoon Couple Paddle Steamer Trip
April 2011 Paddle Steamer Cotton Blossom
March 2011 Paddle Steamer Twins
February 2011 Paddle Steamer Royal Eagle
January 2011 Paddle Steamers at Newhaven
December 2010 Paddle Steamers Withdrawn
November 2010 Paddle Steamer Breakdown
October 2010 Paddle Steamer Barred After "Bad Weather" Trip
September 2010 Paddle Steamer Captains at Bournemouth 1920
August 2010 Paddle Steamers Trips from Weymouth August 1960
July 2010 Paddle Steamers at Dunkirk
June 2010 Paddle Steamer Wheel and Deckhouses
May 2010 Paddle Steamer Wingfield Castle
April 2010 Paddle Steamer Captain Looks to Buy His Own Boat
March 2010 Diesel Electric Paddle Vessel Talisman For Sale
February 2010 Paddle Steamer Monarch at Weymouth
January 2010 Paddle Steamer Shipyard at Lucerne
December 2009 Paddle Tug Beskydy
November 2009 Paddle Steamer Captain Alois Kaufmann
October 2009 Paddle Steamer Theft
September 2009 UK Paddle Steamers Withdrawn in 1949
February 2009 Paddle Steamer Model Maker Chris Wood
January 2009 Paddle Steamer Pier For Sale
December 2008 Paddle Steamer Ariadne
November 2008 Capt Shippick Suggests
October 2008 Paddle Steamers Withdrawn in the UK 1948, 1958, 1968 & 1978
September 2008 Paddle Steamer Oddities
August 2008 Paddle Steamer Sailings From Bournemouth, Swanage and Weymouth August 1960
July 2008 Paddle Steamer Entrepreneur Tony McGinnity
June 2008 Swiss Paddle Steamer Stadt Zurich
May 2008 My Favourite Thames Captains by John Richardson
April 2008 Paddle Tug John H Amos Takes to the Air
March 2008 Paddle Steamer Apprentice and Mate Moran Caplat
February 2008 Paddle Steamer Shipyards Then and Now
January 2008 Lake Lucerne Paddle Steamer Uri
December 2007 The Paddle Driven Dartmouth Higher Ferry
November 2007 Paddle Steamer Captain Billy Read Retires
October 2007 Lake Geneva Paddle Steamer La Suisse
September 2007 UK Paddle Steamers Withdrawn 1947, 1957 & 1967
August 2007 Last Trips of the Bournemouth Queen August 1957
July 2007 Paddle Steamer Trip from Bournemouth in 1947
June 2007 Paddle Steamer Lookouts
May 2007 What Happened on a Poole Paddle Boat in 1959
April 2007 Lake Lucerne Paddle Steamer Rigi
March 2007 Portsmouth Paddle Steamer Ryde
February 2007 Loch Lomond Paddle Steamer Maid of the Loch
January 2007 Paddle Steamers in Fog
December 2006 Paddle Steamers at Lyme Regis
November 2006 Paddle Steamers Out of Season
October 2006 The Four British Paddlers Withdrawn In 1966
September 2006 Last Sailings of the Paddle Steamer Embassy in 1966
August 2006 Lake Geneva Paddle Steamer Savoie
July 2006 John S Richardson Recalls Part 2
June 2006 Paddle Steamer Queen of the South in 1966
May 2005 Lake Lucerne Paddle Steamer Schiller
April 2006 Party Night Aboard the Sir William Wallace In 1956
March 2006 John S Richardson Recalls Part 1
February 2006 Kingswear Castle's Sister Ship Compton Castle
January 2006 Paddle Steamers and Southsea's Piers
December 2005 Capt Shippick's Audrey Transforms Thames & Medway Excursions
November 2005 Clyde Paddle Steamer Jeanie Deans Goes South November 1965
October 2005 Eagle Paddle Steamer Sailings From Tower Pier 1935
September 2005 UK Paddle Steamers Withdrawn September 1965
August 2005 Last Season For the Paddle Steamer Empress
July 2005 PSPS Paddle Steamer Charters in 1965
June 2005 Paddle Steamer Plymouth Belle
May 2005 P & A Campbell Paddle Steamer Brighton Belle
April 2005 Weymouth Harbour Paddle Steamer Riding Posts
March 2005 Hythe Ferry Paddle Steamers
February 2005 Paddle Steamer Captain Leonard Horsham
December 2004 Danube Paddle Tug Ruthof / Ersekcsanad
November 2004 Brian Waters' Paddle Steamer Monarch
October 2004 Kingswear Castle on the River Dart in the Early 1960s
September 2004 The Withdrawal of the Firth of Forth Paddle Ferries September 1964
August 2004 The 1964 Weymouth Paddle Steamer War
July 2004 The Wreck of the Paddle Steamer Duchess of Devonshire in August 1934
June 2004 The Early Use of Radar on Excursion Paddle Steamers
May 2004 Bangladesh Paddle Steamer Chinsura
April 2004 Lake Zurich Shipyard Open Day 20th March 2004
March 2004 Bournemouth Steamer Trips August 1899
February 2004 Independent Paddle Wheels
January 2004 Notes from the Directors' Reports of Cosens & Co
December 2003 Dresden Paddle Steamer Kurort Rathen
November 2003 Paddle Steamer Competition
October 2003 Portsmouth Paddle Steamer Whippingham
September 2003 Paddle Steamer Killingholme
August 2003 Paddle Steamer Cardiff Queen Sailing on the Sussex Coast in 1952/53
June 2003 Paddle Steamer Premier 1846 - 1938
May 2003 Lake Geneva Swiss Navigation Day 27th April 2003
April 2003 Paddle Steamer Products of War
March 2003 Some Burmese Paddle Steamers
February 2003 Paddle Steamer Swanage Queen ex Sussex Queen ex Freshwater
January 2003 Rhine Paddle Steamer Goethe
December 2003 Pierce Brosnan 007 Aboard Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle
November 2002 Paddle Steamer Chief Engineer William George "Bill" Peake 1899 - 1962
October 20002 Lake Como Paddle Steamer Concordia
September 2002 Cosens Last Regular Sailings from Weymouth September 1962
August 2002 Italian Paddler Bat Spaz
July 2002 Paddle Steamer Captain H F "Harry" Defrates 1894 - 1984
June 2002 Lake Constance Paddle Steamer Hohentwiel
May 2002 Lake Annecy Paddle Steamers
April 2002 Paddle Tug and Summer Excursion Steamer India at Weymouth
March 2002 Lake Geneva Paddler Helvetie
February 2002 Last Paddle Steamer to Putney
January 2002 Paddle Steamer Lord Elgin
December 2001 Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle Website Wins An Award
November 2001 Lake Neuchatel Paddle Steamer Neuchatel
October 2001 Lake Lucerne Paddle Steamer Gallia
September 2001 Danish Paddle Steamer Hjejelen
August 2001 Red Funnel Paddle Steamer Gracie Fields with Prams
July 2001 Lake Geneva Paddle Steamer Montreux
June 2001 Paddle Steamer Monarch 1924 - 1961
May 2001 Lake Brienz Paddle Steamer Lotschberg
April 2001 Cosens' Paddle Steamer Victoria
March 2001 Lake Maggiore Paddle Steamer Lombardia
February 2001 Lunch Aboard the Paddle Steamer Majestic
January 2001 PSPS (Almost) Paddle Steamer Alumchine
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