Alexander Arbuthnot (paddle steamer)
The Alexander Arbuthnot is the last paddle steamer built as a working boat during the riverboat trade era on the Murray River, Australia.
PS Alexander Arbuthnot | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name | Alexander Arbuthnot |
| Namesake | Alexander Arbuthnot |
| Operator | Echuca Paddlesteamers |
| Port of registry | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Builder | C Felshaw |
| Launched | May 31, 1923 |
| In service | 1923 |
| Out of service | 1947 |
| Reinstated | 1994 |
| Homeport | Echuca, Victoria |
| Identification | 151809 |
| Nickname(s) | The A.A., The Arbuthnot |
| Status | Tourist vessel |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ferry boat |
| Displacement | 46 long tons (47 t) |
| Length | 76 ft (23 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) |
| Draught | 2 ft 3 in (0.69 m) |
| Propulsion | Wood-fuelled steam engine Richard Hornsby & sons, 10 hp (7 kW) |
| Speed | 6 mph (9.7 km/h) |
| Capacity | 47 passengers |
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