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TS Duchess of Hamilton

Decommissioned passenger steamboat based in Scotland

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section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	United Kingdom
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name	TS Duchess of Hamilton
owner	Caledonian Steam Packet Company
builder	Harland & Wolff, Govan
yard_number	920G
original_cost	£60,000
launched	5 May 1932
christened	by Her Grace The Duchess of Hamilton
completed	24 June 1932
in_service	1932
out_of_service	1970
homeport	Glasgow
fate	Scrapped 1974
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	Passenger turbine steamer
tonnage	;
length	262 ft
beam	32 ft
draft	10 ft
power	3 turbines
propulsion	Direct drive, triple screw
speed	18 kn (service); 20.65 kn (trial)
capacity	1918

'*TS *Duchess of Hamilton''''' was a Clyde passenger excursion steamer, built in 1932 for the Caledonian Steam Packet Company. She was a popular boat, providing day cruises from Ayr and remaining in service until 1970.

History

TS Duchess of Hamilton was built by Harland & Wolff at Govan for the Caledonian Steam Packet Company following the success of her sister . Built to replace at Ayr, she was a one-class vessel, carrying saloon class passengers only and had a service speed of around 18 knots. She came under the control of British Railways in 1948, and in 1965 received new livery of a blue hull with red rampant lions on her funnels.

Superseded by diesel vessels, she gave her last voyage, to Campbeltown on 28 September 1970. Sold to the Reo-Stakis organisation as a night club/restaurant, she was moved to Ardrossan for modification, but the project failed and she was broken up, at Troon in 1974.

Layout

Duchess of Hamilton was almost identical to her sister, . Their single class made them spacious, as facilities were not duplicated. She had an "Old English" bar, a tearoom and two lounges – an observation lounge on the promenade deck and below that, a luxurious forward saloon. Aft on the main deck, there was a dining saloon.{{cite web| url=http://www.clydesteamers.co.uk/Duchess%20of%20Hamilton.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730025029/http://www.clydesteamers.co.uk/Duchess%20of%20Hamilton.html| url-status=usurped| archive-date=30 July 2010| title=TS Duchess of Hamilton (1932)| publisher=Clyde Steamers

Crosstrees were added to her mainmast in 1939. The wheel house was originally open but was enclosed in 1948. A cafeteria was installed in 1955 and the following year she was converted from coal to oil burning and was fitted with radar in 1960.

Service

Duchess of Hamilton operated as an excursion steamer from Ayr, Troon and Ardrossan until 1939. During the Second World War she served as a troop carrier between Stranraer and Larne and she also tendered in the Clyde. After the war, she ran long distance excursions from Gourock to Campbeltown and later to Ayr, Arran and Inveraray as well.

Footnotes

References

"TS Duchess of Hamilton". Clydesite: Shipping Times.
"TS Duchess of Hamilton". Ships of Calmac.
"TS Duchess of Hamilton". Clyde Turbine Steamer Foundation.
"TS Duchess of Hamilton". Paddle Steamer Picture Gallery.

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