Seen arriving at Gravesend on a cruise from Tower Pier, London to Southend and back, on her annual visit to the Thames from her home on the Clyde
693 grt; 186 dwt; 1,350 passengers.
Operator: Waverley Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Glasgow.
Built: 1947 by A & J Inglis Ltd, Pointhouse, Glasgow. Yard no 1330P.
Machinery: Rankin & Blackmore triple-expansion, steam reciprocating of 2,100 shp (paddle wheels). Speed: 14 knots.
Built for London & North Eastern Railway (Craigendoran fleet).
1948-to British Transport Commission (upon nationalisation of British railways).
1951-to Caledonian Steam Packet Co Ltd.
1973-to Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd (by amalgamation of Caledonian Steam Packet Co Ltd and David MacBrayne Ltd.
1974-to Waverley Steam Navigation Co Ltd (charitable trust).
1980-to operation by Waverley Excursions Ltd, Glasgow.