Excursion Paddle Steamer Model STL

A traditional excursion paddle steamer with two tall raked funnels. Large paddle boxes amidships carry a decorative sunburst of radiating vents above a round hub. At one end a railed promenade deck with lifeboats sits on the deckhouse; at the other, a long saloon has a row of windows. Portholes line the hull and slender masts stand at bow and stern. Paddle steamers carried holidaymakers on day trips along rivers, estuaries and coasts from the nineteenth century until the mid twentieth century,…

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