PS Iona (1864)
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NamePS Iona
NamesakeSacred Isle Iona
Owner
- 1864: David Hutcheson & Co.
- 1879: David MacBrayne Ltd
RouteClyde & Western Isles steamer services
 The near-identical Iona of 1863 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | PS Iona |
| Namesake | Sacred Isle Iona |
| Owner |
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| Route | Clyde & Western Isles steamer services |
| Builder | J & G Thomson, Clydebank |
| Yard number | 77[1] |
| Launched | 10 May 1864[2] |
| In service | 1864 |
| Out of service | 1936 |
| Home port | Glasgow |
| Fate | Scrapped, March 1936 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Paddle steamer |
| Tonnage | 393 GRT[2] |
| Length | 255.5 ft (77.9 m)[1] |
| Beam | 25.6 ft (7.8 m) |
| Depth | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Installed power | Twin cylinder, simple oscillating[2] |
| Propulsion | side paddles |
| Speed | 19.1 kn (trials) |
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PS Iona was a MacBrayne paddle steamer, which operated on the Clyde for 72 years, the longest-serving Clyde steamer.
Iona was built in 1864 to replace Iona (II) of 1863. She was built by J & G Thomson of Clydebank, for David Hutcheson & Co., which became David MacBrayne Ltd in 1879. Two previous Clyde vessels had borne the same name. Both had been sold to the USA for blockade running[3] and lost early en route.[4]
Iona became the longest-serving Clyde steamer.[4] After 72 years service, she was retired and broken up side-by-side with her younger sister, RMS Columba at shipbreakers, Arnott & Young at Dalmuir in March 1936.[2]