PS Tattershall Castle
 The PS Tattershall Castle located at Embankment in London | |
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | The Tattershall Castle |
| Namesake: | Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire. |
| Owner: |
LNER (1934-1974) Chef & Brewer (1982-2004) TCG (2005) |
| Route: |
River Humber crossing (1934-1974) River Thames (1981-present) |
| Ordered: | 1934 |
| Builder: | William Gray & Company, Hartlepool, UK |
| Launched: | 24 September 1934 |
| Commissioned: | 24 September 1934 |
| Decommissioned: | 1974 |
| Status: | Restaurant and bar moored on the River Thames |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Paddlesteamer |
| Tonnage: | 556 GT |
| Length: | 209 feet (64 m) |
| Beam: | 56 feet (17 m) (including paddle box) |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion, diagonal stroke, reciprocating steam engine |
| Speed: | 12.0 knots (22.2 km/h; 13.8 mph) |
The PS Tattershall Castle is now moored on the River Thames at the Embankment, and is used as a floating pub and restaurant. It was recently refitted at a cost of several million pounds.
The steamer was built in 1934 as a passenger ferry on the River Humber between Kingston upon Hull and New Holland. It found service as a tether for barrage balloons during the Second World War. In 1981 , after long service as a passenger and goods ferry, the ship was towed to London. The opening of the Humber Bridge made the ferry service, known to have existed since at least Roman times[1], redundant.
A sister ship also launched in 1934, the PS Wingfield Castle, is preserved at Hartlepool's Maritime Experience.
A third similar Humber ferry, the PS Lincoln Castle, built in 1940, is moored in Alexandra Dock, Grimsby, where it also serves as a floating pub and restaurant.
Coordinates: 51°30′20″N 0°07′20″W / 51.5056°N 0.1222°W
References
- ↑ 'Broomhill - Brougham', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 405-409. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50836 Date accessed: 25 March 2009.
