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Waverley at 75

On this day in 1946 the PS Waverley was launched at the Pointhouse yard of A & J Inglis, at the mouth of the River Kelvin and close to the site of the @riversidemuseum It wasn’t until the following year on 20 January 1947 that she was towed to Greenock for the installation of her boiler and engines. Finally she made her maiden voyage on 16 June 1947 and started what has become a very long and illustrious career.

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Uploaded on October 2, 2021
Taken on August 10, 2013