PS Golden Eagle (1909)

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History
Owner General Steam Navigation Company [1]
Builder John Brown & Company [1]
Launched1909 [1]
FateScrapped [1]
General characteristics
Tonnage793 [1]
Length91.5m [1]

The PS Golden Eagle was a paddle steamer built by John Brown & Company at their Clydebank shipyard for General Steam Navigation Company and launched 1909. [1] During the two world wars she served with the Royal Navy. In World War I as a depot ship and in World War II as an auxiliary anti-aircraft vessel. [2] [3] At the outset of World War II, Golden Eagle was one of the ships tasked with evacuating children from London, herself responsible for transporting over 3000 children to Great Yarmouth. [4] During World War II she played an important role in the Dunkirk evacuation rescuing 1,751. [5] Golden Eagle was returned to her owners in 1945, and after being refitted for passenger use, returned to coastal service. [1] By 1951 however Golden Eagle was scrapped. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 David L. Williams (2002). Paddle Steamers. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN   9780711027725.
  2. ↑ "HMS Golden Eagle". Imperial War Museums.
  3. ↑ "Golden Eagle". www.paddlesteamers.info.
  4. ↑ Geoffrey Body (1971). British Paddle Steamers. David & Charles (Publishers) Limited. ISBN   9780715351185.
  5. ↑ Mace, Martin (30 July 2017). The Royal Navy at Dunkirk: Commanding Officers' Reports of British Warships In Action During Operation Dynamo. Frontline Books. ISBN   978-1473886728.
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