- DEPV Talisman (1935)
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as HMS AristocratCareer (UK) 
Name: DEPV Talisman
HMS AristocratOwner: London and North Eastern Railway
1951: Caledonian Steam Packet Company
1948: British Transport CommissionPort of registry: Glasgow Route: Craigendoran to Rothesay;
1953 - 1966: MillportBuilder: A. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow
Engine Builders: British Polar EnginesCost: £48,900[1] Yard number: 956[2] Launched: 10 April 1935 In service: 1935 Out of service: 1966 General characteristics Tonnage: 544 GT (gross tonnage)[1] Length: 227 ft (69 m) Beam: 54 ft (16 m) Draught: 6 ft (1.8 m) Installed power: Diesel Electric Propulsion: Paddle Speed: 17 knots Capacity: 1250[1] DEPV Talisman was the world's first diesel-electric paddle vessel. Built in 1935, she was a passenger ferry on the Clyde, seeing wartime service as HMS Aristocrat. From 1953, she served for 14 years on the Millport station.
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History
Talisman was the Clyde's first motor vessel[3] and the world's first diesel electric paddle vessel.[1] Built by A. & J. Inglis in 1935 for the London and North Eastern Railway, she was a replacement for their 1896 Millport station. She continued in summer service until her withdrawal in 1966.[1] She was sold for scrap and broken up in 1967 by W H Arnott, Young & Co at Dalmuir.[4]
Layout
Talisman had a passenger capacity of over 1250. Large deckhouses fore and aft and a single tall funnel amidships gave her an unusual appearance for a Clyde Steamer.[3] During the refit on returning to civilian service, new deckhouses were added, providing additional shelter.[5] Her four British Polar diesel engines were powered by electric generators.[1] Decca radar was fitted in late 1958.
Service
Talisman was based at Craigendoran, sailing to Dunoon, Rothesay and the Kyles of Bute.[4] She was requisitioned by the Admiralty as HMS Aristocrat,[1] operating as an anti aircraft ship and in other roles, including as an HQ ship at the Normandy landings.[4]
After her reprieve in 1953, Talisman was successfully placed on the Wemyss Bay - Largs - Millport route. Despite the noise and vibration of her engines, she became a popular vessel and served Millport for another 14 years.[3]
External links
- "Diesel Electric Paddle Vessel Talisman For sale". Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle. http://www.kingswearcastle.co.uk/Talisman%20For%20Sale.htm. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g "DEPV Talisman". Paddle Steamer Picture Gallery. http://freespace.virgin.net/tom.lee/talismanimg.htm. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "DEPV Talisman". Clydesite: Shipping Times. http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=2064. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "DEPV Talisman (1935)". Clyde Steamers. http://www.clydesteamers.co.uk/Talisman.html. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "Talisman". Paddle Steamer Resources by Tramscape. http://paddlesteamers.awardspace.com/Talisman35.htm. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ Robin Copland. "depv Talisman - The One and Only". Paddle Steamer Preservation Society. http://pspsscotland.blogspot.com/2010/08/depv-talisman-one-and-only.html. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
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