EAW007279 ENGLAND (1947). The Royal Eagle Paddle Steamer on the River Thames, Silvertown, 1947
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Details
| Title | [EAW007279] The Royal Eagle Paddle Steamer on the River Thames, Silvertown, 1947 |
| Reference | EAW007279 |
| Date | 24-June-1947 |
| Link | |
| Place name | SILVERTOWN |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 540090, 179684 |
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.01842646116265, 51.498228902856 |
| National Grid Reference | TQ401797 |
Pins
 Paddle Steamer Royal Eagle.
Built 1932 by Cammell Laird Birkenhead for General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
Length 292.1 ft Beam 36.7 ft
Launched with a bottle of whisky.
Sailed on the London (Tower Bridge), Southend, Margate & Ramsgate service.
2000 passengers on four decks with dining saloons to seat 310.
Requisitioned in WW2 as an anti aircraft vessel in the River Thames. (HMS Royal Eagle)
Made three trips to Dunkirk, saving 2657 men
1950 ran between London and Clacton.
Scrapped in 1953 |
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