SS Shieldhall

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:20:52 +0000

The reciprocating steam engine is the very voice of romance at sea. Kipling watched it running and said he saw the hand of God. Here, I go to sea aboard the SS Shieldhall, the largest remaining steamer in Europe, with her all-volunteer crew and her remarkable captain. She’s maintained to the highest standards and she pays her own way with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Join a team of high-calibre seamen manoeuvring a proper ship, come below to see and hear the mighty connecting rods sailing though space, climb back up to the bridge to yarn with the captain, and note the website address to sail aboard yourself. ss-shieldhall.co.uk
My thanks are due to Lewis Folland for his excellent video of the ship at sea.

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