TS Duchess of Hamilton
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Photos by kind courtesy of Kenny Whyte
Above : Rothesay
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Above : At Greenock : under reconstruction for possible use as a floating restaurant
Above : Final demise at Troon
Above : Duchess
of Hamilton has a good number of passengers at Brodick - but the bread
and butter service for the Caledonian Steam Packet Company was provided
by MV Glen Sannox - a car ferry. Although facilities at Brodick
remained less than optimal for the more modern vessel, her
hoist-loading platform did allow vehicles to load and unload with
relative ease. For the Duchess, it would only be excursionists staying
for a brief few hours at the Arran village who would be disembarking
Above : Although not a direct potential replacement, the motor vessel Keppel
came to the Clyde having formerly been on the short Thames crossing
from Rilbury to Gravesend. She was assigned the Largs to Millport ferry
service replacing the paddler Talisman. For the moment, the
majestic turbine steamer Duchess of Hamilton survived on the prime
down-Firth excursions.
Photos by kind courtesy of Kenny Whyte
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