Medway Queen
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Medway Queen is a historic British paddle steamer famed for its role in evacuating troops during the Dunkirk evacuation in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medway Queen canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic ship
ⓘ
paddle steamer ⓘ |
| awards | seven Dunkirk battle honours ⓘ |
| beam | about 25 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Troon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Dunkirk little ship ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| constructionStart | 1923 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | minesweeper for World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | passenger service ⓘ |
| draught | about 7 feet ⓘ |
| DunkirkEvacuationTrips | seven round trips ⓘ |
| flag | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEngineType | steam engine ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Heroine of Dunkirk ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.medwayqueen.co.uk/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort | Gillingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laterUse | floating clubhouse ⓘ |
| laterUseLocation | Isle of Wight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| length | about 179 feet ⓘ |
| majorHullRebuildCompleted | 2013 ⓘ |
| mooredAt | Gillingham Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in Dunkirk evacuation ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | New Medway Steam Packet Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Medway Queen Preservation Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Dunkirk evacuation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Dynamo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarServiceArea | River Medway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarServiceArea | Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse | excursion steamer ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved historic vessel ⓘ |
| primaryServiceArea |
River Medway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | paddle wheel ⓘ |
| restorationStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1924 ⓘ |
| serviceRole | minesweeper ⓘ |
| tonnage | about 320 gross register tons ⓘ |
| troopsEvacuatedEstimate | about 7,000 men ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromService | 1963 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Little Ships of Dunkirk