.jpg) TheRaven at Glenridding on Ullswater | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Raven |
| Owner | Ullswater 'Steamers' and predecessors |
| Route | Ullswater |
| Builder | T.B. Seath & Co. |
| Launched | 1889 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Motor yacht (ex-steam yacht) |
| Tonnage | 63 GT |
| Length | 111.93 ft (34.12 m) |
| Beam | 14.98 ft (4.57 m) |
| Draught | 2.85 ft (0.87 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel engine |
| Capacity | 150 passengers |
MYRaven is a passenger vessel operating forUllswater 'Steamers' on the lake ofUllswater in theEnglish Lake District, where she has spent her entire working life. She was built in 1889 as a steam vessel, but converted to diesel power in 1934. She is a member of theNational Historic Fleet.[1][2][3]
TheRaven has a length of 111.93 feet (34.12 m), abeam of 14.98 feet (4.57 m) and adraught of 2.85 feet (0.87 m). Hergross tonnage is 63, and she can carry 150 passengers. She is the largest vessel in the Ullswater 'Steamers' fleet.[4][5]
TheRaven was ordered by the Ullswater Steam Navigation Company, a predecessor of the current owners. Like her older sister ship,Lady of the Lake, she was built byT.B. Seath & Co. atRutherglen near Glasgow, and transported overland from there to Ullswater, where she waslaunched on 11 July 1889. She was commissioned at the suggestion ofThomas Cook, in response to the growing popularity of Ullswater as a tourist destination, and because the previous year a breakdown ofLady of the Lake forced the cancellation of services. She was named after Ravencragg, the lakeside home of company director William Hugh Parkin.[2][4]
In 1912,Raven was made a temporary royal yacht when theGerman Emperor Wilhelm II visited Ullswater during his stay with the5th Earl of Lonsdale atLowther Castle. Her decks were painted yellow, the Earl's personal colour, for the occasion. In 1934,Raven was converted from steam and fitted with twin diesel engines.[2][4]
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