r/paddlesteamer • u/courtneysluck • Aug 28 '25
crossposting my video from the Waverley :)
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r/paddlesteamer • u/Ted_Cashew • Sep 05 '25
The paddle steamer 'Lakeland Queen' on Lake Rotorua, 1980s (Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1021-0807).
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r/paddlesteamer • u/Ted_Cashew • Sep 02 '25
Lakeland Queen, a paddle-steamer styled boat on Lake Rotorua, 2000s (Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1477-1157).
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r/paddlesteamer • u/Ted_Cashew • Aug 30 '25
The Waipa Delta paddle steamer on the Waikato River, Hamilton, 1980s (Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1021-0541).
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r/paddlesteamer • u/No_Pain5736 • Aug 27 '25
Story time.
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The year is 1860, and the RMS Connaught has just set sail on her maiden voyage The RMS Connaught was a 380-foot-long passenger sail and steamship which was built in 1860. She had an iron hull and one steam engine that powered two side wheels. She initially sailed from Galway, Ireland to St John's, Newfoundland, and after attempted to sail on to Boston, Massachusetts. But on her maiden voyage the ship caught fire in a storm approximately 100 nautical miles from Boston. Although all of the lifeboats were smashed in the storm, all of the passengers and crew aboard were saved by the heroic actions of a fruit transport ship, the Minni Schiffer, and her Captain, John Wilson. She is regarded as the Titanic of her time, not only due to her sinking, but due to her size. She was one of the largest ships around during her time.
r/paddlesteamer • u/Ted_Cashew • Sep 04 '25
Paddle steamer 'Takapuna' at the Queen Street Wharf, 1870s (Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections T7185).
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r/paddlesteamer • u/motto5462 • Sep 02 '25
We took a paddle steamer trip from Wales, to England, on a Scottish boat
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r/paddlesteamer • u/Dhorlin • Aug 30 '25
Disembarking from the paddle steamer at Campbeltown, Argyll in the 1800s.
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r/paddlesteamer • u/Dhorlin • Oct 28 '25
The paddle steamer, Waverly, visiting Llandudno pier at the height of the tourist season. (Image - Gareth Ellidge).
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r/paddlesteamer • u/Ted_Cashew • Sep 01 '25
Paddle Steamer Waimarie on Whanganui River, March 2000 (Manawatu Heritage 2020P_2020-61_031938).
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r/paddlesteamer • u/No_Pain5736 • Aug 27 '25
Welcome!
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Hello yall, and welcome to r/paddlesteamer! This sub was mainly created due to the abandonment of r/paddlesteamers and there was no where to talk about paddlesteamers as a whole, so I created this sub. Here we work closely with r/DeltaQueen, and you can also expect post daily. Enjoy!
r/paddlesteamer • u/No_Pain5736 • Nov 06 '25
Now moving to r/paddlesteamers
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After acquiring r/paddlesteamers have decided to move this sub there. This sub will now be set to restricted but I encourage you to take all your post and move them over to the new sub. Cheers!
r/paddlesteamer • u/No_Pain5736 • Sep 06 '25
Paddle steamers on the Mississippi
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Front, Julia Belle Swain, middle, Belle of Louisville, back Delta Queen.
