PS Gondolier
PS Gondolier steaming past Lismore Island | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Gondolier |
| Owner | Hutcheson and MacBrayne, Glasgow |
| Operator | David MacBrayne |
| Port of registry | Glasgow |
| Route |
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| Builder | James & George Thomson, Govan, Glasgow |
| Launched | 3 May 1866 |
| In service | 11 July 1866 |
| Out of service | 1939 |
| Fate | Blockship at Scapa Flow, 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger & cargo vessel |
| Tonnage | 169 GRT |
| Length | 45.17 m (148 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 2.37 m (7 ft 9 in) |
| Capacity | 700 |
PS Gondolier was a Scottish paddle steamer built in 1866 by J & G Thomson of Govan, Glasgow. Designed for service on the Caledonian Canal, she operated for over seventy years, primarily on the route between Inverness and Banavie. The vessel was commissioned by a partnership including David and Alexander Hutcheson and David MacBrayne, and was later operated by David MacBrayne Ltd.