PS Lincoln Castle

The PS Lincoln Castle at Alexandra Dock, Grimsby.
History
United Kingdom
Name	PS Lincoln Castle
Namesake	Lincoln Castle
Owner	1941-1947: LNER, 1948-1978: British Rail Sealink
Operator	LNER; Sealink
Port of registry	Grimsby
Route	1941–1978: New Holland to Hull ferry service. since 1981: Moored on the Humber
Ordered	1939
Builder	A. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow
Christened	27 April 1940
Completed	4 July 1941
Maiden voyage	4 August 1941
In service	1941-1978
Homeport	Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Identification	IMO number: 5208671
Fate	Broken up in Alexandra Dock, Grimsby
General characteristics
Type	Paddle steamer
Tonnage	598 GRT[1]
Length	209 ft (64 m)
Beam	56 ft (17 m) (including paddle box)
Propulsion	Triple expansion, diagonal stroke, reciprocating steam engine by Ailsa of Troon, 850 hp.
Speed	12.0 knots (22.2 km/h; 13.8 mph)

PS Lincoln Castle was a coal-fired side-wheel paddle steamer, which ferried passengers across the Humber from the 1941 until 1978. She was the last coal-fired paddle steamer still in regular services in the UK. Later, she served as a pub at Hessle, and then as a restaurant under permanent dock at Alexandra Dock, Grimsby. In September 2010, the Hull Daily Mail reported that she was in an advanced state of demolition, despite the efforts of local people to buy the historic vessel and restore her.^[2] On 31 March 2011, the Lincoln Castle Preservation Society were reported to have purchased the broken up parts of the ship for restoration.^[3][4]