EAW007279 ENGLAND (1947). The Royal Eagle Paddle Steamer on the River Thames, Silvertown, 1947
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| Title | [EAW007279] The Royal Eagle Paddle Steamer on the River Thames, Silvertown, 1947 | 
| Reference | EAW007279 | 
| Date | 24-June-1947 | 
| Link | |
| Place name | SILVERTOWN | 
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND | 
| Easting / Northing | 540090, 179684 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.01842646116265, 51.498228902856 | 
| National Grid Reference | TQ401797 | 
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|  Paddle Steamer Royal Eagle.
Built 1932 by Cammell Laird Birkenhead for General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
 Length 292.1 ft Beam 36.7 ft
Launched with a bottle of whisky.
 Sailed on the London (Tower Bridge), Southend, Margate & Ramsgate service.
 2000 passengers on four decks with dining saloons to seat 310.
Requisitioned in WW2 as an anti aircraft vessel in the River Thames. (HMS Royal Eagle)
Made three trips to Dunkirk, saving 2657 men
1950 ran between London and Clacton.
Scrapped in 1953 |   totoro | Monday 8th of September 2014 08:54:41 PM | 
 
             
  ![[EAW007279] The Royal Eagle Paddle Steamer on the River Thames, Silvertown, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/007/EAW007279.jpg) 
  
                                          ![[EAW007280] The Royal Eagle Paddle Steamer on the River Thames, Silvertown, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/007/EAW007280.jpg) 
 ![[EAW003038] The River Thames and works around Knights Road and environs, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/003/EAW003038.jpg) 
 ![[EAW003040] The Tate & Lyle Sugar Refinery, surrounding industry and the River Thames, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/003/EAW003040.jpg) 
 ![[EAW001404] Vigzol Oil Refining Co Ltd and the Royal Primrose Soap Works on Manhattan Wharf, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/001/EAW001404.jpg) 
 ![[EAW001410] Vigzol Oil Refining Co Ltd and the Royal Primrose Soap Works on Manhattan Wharf, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/001/EAW001410.jpg) 
 ![[EAW007213] The Tate and Lyle Sugar Refinery, Silvertown, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/007/EAW007213.jpg) 
 ![[EAW028140] The Royal Primrose Soap Works between Mohawk Wharf and Plaistow Wharf with Royal Victoria Dock in the background, Silvertown, 1950. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/028/EAW028140.jpg) 
 ![[EAW001411] Vigzol Oil Refining Co Ltd and the Royal Primrose Soap Works on Manhattan Wharf, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/001/EAW001411.jpg) 
 ![[EAW001408] Vigzol Oil Refining Co Ltd and the Royal Primrose Soap Works on Manhattan Wharf, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/001/EAW001408.jpg) 
 ![[EAW001406] Vigzol Oil Refining Co Ltd and the Royal Primrose Soap Works on Manhattan Wharf, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/001/EAW001406.jpg) 
 ![[EAW028136] The industrial area between Silvertown Way and the River Thames, Silvertown, 1950. This image has been produced from a print marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/028/EAW028136.jpg) 
 ![[EAW001409] Vigzol Oil Refining Co Ltd and the Royal Primrose Soap Works on Manhattan Wharf, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/001/EAW001409.jpg) 
 ![[EAW001405] Vigzol Oil Refining Co Ltd and the Royal Primrose Soap Works on Manhattan Wharf, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/001/EAW001405.jpg) 
 ![[EAW001407] Vigzol Oil Refining Co Ltd and the Royal Primrose Soap Works on Manhattan Wharf, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/001/EAW001407.jpg) 
 ![[EAW003042] Works off Knights Road and the River Thames, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/003/EAW003042.jpg) 
 ![[EAW003037] Works off Knights Road and environs, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/003/EAW003037.jpg) 
 ![[EAW003041] Works off Knights Road and the River Thames, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/003/EAW003041.jpg) 
 ![[EAW003036] Works off Knights Road and environs, Silvertown, 1946](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/003/EAW003036.jpg) 
 ![[EAW028135] The industrial area between Silvertown Way and the River Thames, Silvertown, 1950. This image has been produced from a print marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/028/EAW028135.jpg)