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- Thames
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- Header
Page
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- This is the
header to a series of pages on the excursion ships and ferries
of the River Thames. These pages are independant from any boat
operators - links to the owners' websites are shown wherever
possble. Do not contact Simplon for information on boat services.
There is a list
of Thames Companies covered on this website. There is also a list
of Thames
cruises,
showing images from different sections of the river. This page
also covers a number of miscellaneous vessels not shown on other
pages.
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- My thanks
to Anthony Langford and Geoff Hamer for identifying some of the
more obscure items, and Scott Neicho of Capital
Pleasure Boats
for recent information and pictures.
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- Boats on this Page:-
- Britannia - Maynards
- Duke
of Cambridge (Built: 1866) - Woolwich Steam Packet Co: 1875-1910
- The
King
(Built: 1902)
- London
Belle
(Built: 1948) - Arthur Crouch: 1949-1979, G.Wheeler: 1980-1986, Campion: 1987-2003, London Party
Boats: 2003-
- May
Queen
- Penelope
- Prince
Arthur
(Built: 1866) - Woolwich Steam Packet Co
- Princess
Beatrice
(Built: 1883) - H.G.Tagg: 1887-1894
- Queen
Boadicea
(Built: 1929)
- Queen
Boadicea II (Built: 1936)
- Thames - Thames Conservancy
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- Sections
on this Page:-
- Miscellaneous
Vessels
- Vessels not covered on other Thames pages
- Unknown
Vessels
- A selection of Thames postcards which need identification
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- River
Thames Passenger Boat Pages:-
- Thames
Boats - Header Page - This Page!
- Thames
Boats - 1950s Photo Album - Photos by David Lord between 1949-51
- Absolute Pleasure Boats - Thames charters
- Bateaux
London
- Thames restaurant boats - public trips and charters
- Campion
Launches - Westminster-Tower-Greenwich services plus Thames
charters - now Viscount
Cruises
- Capital Pleasure Boats - Thames charters
- Catamaran
Cruisers - Westminster-Tower-Greenwich services plus Thames
charters
- Chris Cruises - Thames charters from
Hampton Court with Western
Belle
- City
Cruises
- Westminster-Tower-Greenwich services plus Thames charters
- Colliers Launches - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services
plus Thames charters - Thames River Boats
- Complete
Pleasure Boats - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames
River Boats
- Crown
River Cruises - Westminster-Tower-Greenwich services plus Thames
charters
- Cruise
London
- Thames charters with Pridela
- Ed
Langley
- Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames River Boats
- French
Brothers - services from Windsor, Runneymede and Maidenhead
plus Thames charters
- Hobbs
& Sons - Henley-on-Thames cruises and charters
- JGF
Passenger Boats - Walton-on-Thames
- Joseph
Mears
- Thames services 1907-1945 - passed to Thames Launches
- King
Cruises
- Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services plus Thames charters
- Thames
River Boats
- Livett's Launches - Thames charters
- London Duck Tours - Amphibious DUKW tours on the Thames
- L.C.C.
- London City Council
- Lower
Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Co - Gravesend to Tilbury,
Southend and Greenwich services
- Maynard
Launches - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services - Thames
River Boats
- Parr
Boat Hire
- Kingston-Hampton
Court services
- Salter
Brothers - Oxford-Abingdon-Wallingford-Reading-Henley-Marlow-Maidenhead-Windsor-Staines
services
- Silver Fleet - Woods River Cruises - Thames charters plus
London Eye cruises
- Thames
Clippers - Canary Wharf-London cummuter services
- Thames
Cruises
- Thames charters - was Tidal Cruisers
- Thames Executive Charters - Putney-Blackfriars
weekday commuter services plus Thames charters
- Thames
Launches - was Joseph Mears
- Thames
Leisure Cruises - Thames charters
- Thames Luxury Charters - Thames charters
- Thames
River Boats - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services
- Thames River Services - Westminster-Greewich-Thames
Barrier services
- Tidal
Cruisers - Thames charters & Westminster-Greenwich
services 1984-2002 - became Thames Cruises
- Turk
Launches - Richmond-Kingston-Hampton Court services plus
Thames charters
- Viscount
Cruises
- Westminster-Tower-Greenwich services plus Thames charters -
previously Campion
Launches
- Westminster
Party Boats - Westminster-Tower-Greenwich services plus Thames
charters
- Westminster
Passenger Services Association - Westminster-Kew-Hampton Court services
- now known as Thames
River Boats
- George Wheeler Launches - Westminster-Tower-Greenwich
services plus Thames charters
- Woods River Cruises - Silver Fleet - Thames charters plus
London Eye cruises
- Woolwich
Ferry
- Thames
ferry service
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- Thames
Passenger Boat Cruise Pages:-
- River Thames - Harwich-Southend-Tilbury-Tower Pier - on Waverley
- River
Thames - Gravesend-Chelsea - on Princess Pocahontas
- River Thames - Greenwich-Tower Pier - with Catamaran
Cruisers
- River
Thames - Greenwich-Tower Pier - with City Cruises
- River
Thames - Tower Pier-Westminster - with City Cruises
- River
Thames - Teddington-Kingston - on Alaska
- River
Thames - Runneymede Circular - on Lucy Fisher
- River Thames - Windsor-Maidenhead - on Nuneham
- River
Thames - Bourne End - on Alaska
- River Thames - Maidenhead-Marlow - on Alaska
- River
Thames - Marlow-Henley - on Oxford
- River Thames - Henley-Reading - on Mary Stuart
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- Timetable Archive (check
www.tfl.gov.uk for latest copy):-
- 2007 - Spring/Summer - Thames River Service
- TfL (4Mb PDF File)
- 2005 - Spring/Summer - Thames River Service
- TfL (2Mb PDF File)
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- Associated Pages:-
- UK
Excursion Ships
- Ferry
Postcards
- Cruise
Ship Postcards
- Ocean
Liner Postcards
- Simplon
Postcards - Recent Updates
- Simplon
Postcards Home Page
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- References:-
- Royal River
Highway: Written
by Frank L. Dix - published David & Charles 1984
- Trip Out
Guides
- Written and published by G.P.Hamer - various editions from 1977 to 2005
consulted
- Trip Out Guides
are available from Geoffrey Hamer, PO Box 485, Southall, UB1
9BH
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- Miscellaneous Vessels
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- Britannia
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- Maynard's
Britannia at Reading.
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- Duke of Cambridge
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1866)
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- Paddle
steamer Duke of Cambridge (1866) at the Victoria Embankment.
- Duke
of Cambridge
was owned by the Woolwich SP Co (and successors) between 1875-1910.
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- The King
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1902)
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- The King
(1902)
was built and operated by Harry Tagg until 1915, when she was
sold to Joseph
Mears
who ran her from 1916-1946.
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- Two
steamers at Hampton Court, on a Hartmann postcard, posted in
July 1905.
- The
steamer in the background is the The King.
- The
steamer in the foreground is the May Queen.
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- The
King
(right) and England (left) at Richmond.
- Card
posted in 1909, some years before The King became part
of the Mears fleet.
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larger image in new window
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- The
King
passing Surbiton heading for Hampton Court
- Photo:
© David Lord
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- The
King
at Thames Launches yard at Eel Pie Island after an overhaul,
winter 1950/51
- Photo:
© David Lord
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- The King photographed at Borstal on the
River Medway, 27th December 2006.
- Photo:
© www.riverthames.co.nr
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- London Belle
- (London
Party Boats - built: 1948)
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- London
Belle
was built by Rowhedge Iron Works in 1948 for Alfred Crouch. 65
feet long and diesel-powered with twin screws, she was re-engined
and converted to a single screw in 1972. In 1980 she passed to
George
Wheeler Launches,
and c.1987 to Campion
Launches.
In 2003 she was sold to London Party Boats (www.londonpartyboats.co.uk) and is their sole vessel
in 2006.
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- London
Belle
of London Party Boats (www.londonpartyboats.co.uk)
- Photo:
© Ian Boyle, 14th June 2006.
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- May Queen
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- Two
steamers at Hampton Court, on a Hartmann postcard, posted in
July 1905.
- The
steamer in the foreground is the May Queen.
- The
steamer in the background is the The King.
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- Penelope
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- Photographic postcard of Penelope.
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- Postcard
of Penelope at Embankment.
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- Postcard
of Penelope at Embankment.
- Coloured
variation on the card above.
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- Prince Arthur
- (Built:
1866)
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- The
Prince Arthur (1866) of the Woolwich Steam Packet Co.
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- Princess Beatrice
- (Built:
1883)
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- Princess
Beatrice (1883),
owned by H.G.Tagg between 1887-1894
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- Queen Boadicea
- (Built:
1929)
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- Queen
Boadicea
was built in 1929, and worked on the Thames for Mrs C.M.Smith
from 1929-1941, and then for Jacksons of Hammersmith from 1942-1959,
and Thames Pleasure Craft from 1960. She attended the Dunkirk
evacuation. Queen Boadicea was bought by Dart Pleasure
Craft for use on the Dartmouth-Kingswear ferry, which the company
ran from 1st January 1977. Queen Boadicea was withdrawn
from the ferry and moved to Plymouth in 1982 and was scrapped
in 1984.
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- Queen
Boadicea
nearing Hampton Court
- Photo:
© David
Lord
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