PS Jeanie Deans
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- PS Jeanie Deans (1931-1964)
- PS Queen of the South (1964-1967)
- 1931- 47: London and North Eastern Railway
- 1948-51: British Transport Commission
- 1951-65: Caledonian Steam Packet Company
- 1965-68: Coastal Steam Packet Co Ltd, London
.jpg) Jeanie Deans | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan[1] |
| Cost | £52,650[2] |
| Yard number | 644[3] |
| Launched | 7 April 1931 |
| In service | 1931 |
| Out of service | 1967 |
| Renamed | Queen of the South |
| Homeport | Glasgow |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, December 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Paddle steamer |
| Tonnage | 635 GRT; 259 NRT |
| Length | 76.35 m (250 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 9.16 m (30 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power | Three-crank diagonal triple expansion (26, 41.5 and 66 in x 60 in)[4] |
| Propulsion | Paddle |
| Speed | 18.5 kn (max) |
PS Jeanie Deans was a Clyde paddle steamer, built in 1931 for the London and North Eastern Railway.[5] She was a popular boat, providing summer cruises from Craigendoran until 1964.
Jeanie Deans (1884)
PS Jeanie Deans was built for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1931 to compete with the CSP turbine steamer, Duchess of Montrose. She was built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, as a paddler, rather than the more popular turbine steamer, allowing her a shallow draught to visit Craigendoran and Helensburgh. She took the name of an earlier fleet member, continuing the tradition of the North British Railway naming their vessels after characters from Sir Walter Scott's novels; Jeanie Deans being a character in Scott's The Heart of Midlothian.[6]
An earlier Clyde steamer of the same name was built by Barclay Curle & Co in 1884 for the North British Steam Packet Co. She operated out of Craigendoran until 1896, when she was sold for service on Lough Foyle. Returning to the Clyde in 1899, as Duchess of York she ran cruises from Glasgow, becoming Isle of Cumbrae in 1904 and serving Rothesay.
From 1916, she was chartered to the Glasgow and South Western Railway and operated between Princes Pier and Dunoon. She did not return to peacetime service and was broken up at Dumbarton in 1920.[7][8]
Layout
Jeanie Deans was the first Clyde steamer with a three-crank engine, giving a speed of 18.5 knot in trials.
As built, she had two small deckhouses, one forward, supporting the open bridge and one aft of the twin funnels, covering the companionway.[6]
After her first season, a large first class observation saloon was added forward on the promenade deck, providing welcome shelter during poor weather. The funnels were also lengthened to reduce the cinders deposited on passengers.
After war service, she was extensively refitted, including a new deckhouse, increasing tonnage to 814.[9]
During the winter of 1956/7, she was converted from coal to oil burning and radar was also installed a year later in 1960.
