Post War the Government provided a scheme for shipowners to replace tonnage lost in the War. They were only allowed to replace like for like as closely as possible so if the owners lost a paddle steamer it was replaced by a paddle steamer. The General Steam Navigation Company lost two diesel powered ships which were replaced by similar size and power vessels.
@@PSPSScottishBranch Is this the case for most ships? I know that for locomotives, the steam is exhausted through the smoke stack via a venturi-like system to create more draft for the fire. It would make sense to me to do the same on a ship.
@@mfbfreak That is done on locomotives because you can stop and refill the water every 100 miles. Where are steamships in the middle of the Baltic Sea supposed to stop and fill up with fresh water every few hours? The steam is condensed and recycled back into the boilers on steamships.
Boat Axe I answered your question buddy it’s burning a different type of fuel to heat it’s boilers now Back in the days it ran on coal plenty of smoke would of been coming out
Wonderfull old steamer, one might convert it to a hydrogen steam boiling system (Climate neutral) as they do in Germany with steam locomotives at Meiningen steam train workshop...coal or oil will be unavailable from 2030 on....
As a kid I sailed on the Waverley at least once a year. I adored her massive engines. I was on board from late 1940s until mid 60s.
I had my stag night on the Waverley, back in 1979. I won a raffle on board that night - a 14 inch B&W TV.
The waverley is most certainly a symbol of Glaswegian shipbuilding up there with the RMS Queen Mary and the lusitania.
Rip Lusitania
What a beautiful architecture she has! Love her
The star there was the mighty little tug boat. I would like to know more about her.
The original bow thruster!
beautiful ❤ships
All that noise makes you realise how quiet Waverley herself is :)
been on this loasds time wicked day out
Fantastic vidio of a great ship. Can you do a vidio of the in side place?😊
Great video!
nice
amazing they still built a paddle wheeler in 1946. I guess post war, it was the easiest thing to build with materials in short supply. Any insights?
Screw propulsion is more efficient, but paddles are more maneuverable.
@@kpadmirer Not in the case of the Waverley - the paddles use the same crankshaft and can’t be operated independently.
its built to work in shallow harbours, draft is only 6ft.
It is a replica of a ship built in 1896 and sunk at Dunkirk. The mordern waverley attempts to keep the prestige of the original vessel.
Post War the Government provided a scheme for shipowners to replace tonnage lost in the War. They were only allowed to replace like for like as closely as possible so if the owners lost a paddle steamer it was replaced by a paddle steamer. The General Steam Navigation Company lost two diesel powered ships which were replaced by similar size and power vessels.
Was it the Waverley who would transit the Menai Straits in the sixties, Holyhead to Menai Bridge during the summer season?
No, not the Waverley. She has never ( and never likely to ) transit the Menai Straights.
Can i ask why there is no steam coming from the funnels
The steam is directed to the engine. Only exhaust gases from the boilers come out the funnels.
@@PSPSScottishBranch Is this the case for most ships? I know that for locomotives, the steam is exhausted through the smoke stack via a venturi-like system to create more draft for the fire. It would make sense to me to do the same on a ship.
@@mfbfreak That is done on locomotives because you can stop and refill the water every 100 miles. Where are steamships in the middle of the Baltic Sea supposed to stop and fill up with fresh water every few hours? The steam is condensed and recycled back into the boilers on steamships.
Why is there not any smoke coming from the stacks?
Boat Axe it was converted in 1957 to burn fuel oil
Liam Sellick Fuel oil still makes smoke.
Boat Axe I answered your question buddy it’s burning a different type of fuel to heat it’s boilers now Back in the days it ran on coal plenty of smoke would of been coming out
Liam Sellick I was just thinking of the classic ocean liners, they still smoked after being converted from coal to oil.
impressive 18 knots
Waverley achieved just over 18 knots on trials in 1947. This equates to around 21 mph as 1 knot equals 1.15078 mph.
Does the waverly have a thrusters?
@@doobz444 it’s piston engines
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Wonderfull old steamer, one might convert it to a hydrogen steam boiling system (Climate neutral) as they do in Germany with steam locomotives at Meiningen steam train workshop...coal or oil will be unavailable from 2030 on....
there'll still be plenty of fuel oil around. cant convert the cargo fleets to renewables in the next 50 years or more.