steamship

Paddle steamer built by Fairfield, Govan, Scotland, that entered service as Jupiter in 1937 between Greenock and the Kyles Of Bute. During WW2 she served as minesweeper HMS Scawfell, as well as an escort ship in the North Sea and attending the Normandy landings. Returned to commercial service in 1946. Withdrawn in 1957. Sold by the Caledonian Steam Packet in 1960 but never taken up, She was broken up at Dublin in 1961.

Flickr is sometimes amazing! Via Robert Waverley And a model and more information from the Scottish Maritime Museum 8 April 1961 was a Saturday ...

Looking at the warehouses on the quay, I think this is the Grand Canal Basin. The Lock gates are just in front of her.

A little more info on another photo of the model - www.flickr.com/photos/scottishmaritimemuseum/4878427013/ - "... "Scawfell" returned safely to the Clyde after the War, and after reconditioning her original name was restored. "Jupiter" resumed normal sailings on the Firth in 1946, and after being converted to oil burning in 1956-57, continued to sail on the Clyde until she was sold to a Belfast buyer in1960. ..."

No doubt Hammond Lane in Ringsend were the ones wielding the gas axe....

It appears that she had a tragic end. See -> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Rowan

Via Trove, spooky ...

... When the S.S. Rowan was about to sail from Scotland to Dublin, on what proved to be her last voyage, the manager of the Southern Syncopated Orchestra tried in vain to persuade one member called Morris to sail. Although the orchestra was due to perform at the Scala Theatre in Dublin, he refused to embark, saying that he had a premonition that something would happen to him if he did. As it turned out; that premonition undoubtedly saved his life.
See - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/137408327?searchTerm=%...

Also via Trove, THIS PHOTO and one of the 'Clan Malcom' which hit her. - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87562892?searchTerm=%2...

The Southern Syncopated Orchestra in 1920 -

Via - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Syncopated_Orchestra

Also - www.youtube.com/watch?v=2huqGUSmlLc

Tintin et Milou Thank you. A lot of the ships we have featured Inevitably end that way!

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