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.

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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

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the "Little Ships" of Dunkirk notableExample Medway Queen
subject surface form: Little Ships of Dunkirk