SS Shieldhall | National Historic Ships

Registration number 66

Status National Historic Fleet

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SS Shieldhall outbound from Cowes - 2024 Photo Comp

Passengers visiting the working parts of the Ship

Shieldhall - aerial view, bow looking aft

Shieldhall - out of the water, stern view

SS Shieldhall - underway, port side view

SS Shieldhall - underway, starboard view

Shieldhall - starboard quarter looking forwards

Shieldhall - shows the starboard bow area, just after the dock had been drained. Little marine growth underwater.

Shieldhall - a general view, showing the preparation work underway

Shieldhall - shows the anti-fouling being applied and is a general view into the dock

Shieldhall being presented with NHS-UK Flagship Award

Medusa and Shieldhall - at Southampton Maritime Festival, May 2013

Shieldhall in Falmouth Dry Dock - 2022 Photo Comp entry

Photo Competition 2023 -Steamship Shieldhall steams down Southampton Water to the Solent, by Will Faulkner

Details

Function Service Vessel

Subfunction Sewage Disposal vessel

Location Southampton

Vessel type Sewage Dumping Vessel

Current use Commercial Activity

Available to hire Yes

Available for excursions Yes

Web address http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk/

Construction

Builder Lobnitz & Co Ltd, Renfrew

Built in 1955

Hull material Steel

Rig None

Number of decks 2

Number of masts 2

Propulsion Steam

Number of engines 1

Primary engine type Steam triple expansion

Boiler type Scotch Return Tube

Boilermaker Lobnitz & Co. Ltd, Renfrew

Boiler year 1955

Boiler fuel oil

Dimensions

Breadth: Beam

46.70 feet (14.24m)

Depth

13.25 feet (4.04m)

Length: Overall

268.00 feet (81.74m)

Tonnage: Gross

1792.00

History

Key dates

1955
Built by Lobnitz & Co of Renfrew for Glasgow Corporation
1955-1976
Moved treated sewage sludge from Shieldhall and Dalmuir down the River Clyde for disposal in deeper waters around Garroch Head
1977
Purchased by Southern Water Authority
1977-1985
Carried sludge from Southampton for disposal in an area south of the Isle of Wight
1985
Withdrawn from service and laid up
1988
Solent Steam Packet Ltd company was formed and purchased the ship for £20K
1988-1991
Vessel fully restored for operational use
2009
Awarded National Historic Ships' Flagship of the Year.
2012
Took part in the commemorative events for the 100 year anniversary of the loss of the TITANIC and changed her hull colour to black
2018
Awarded National Historic Ships UK's Regional Flagship (Solent).
2018
Resilience grant from NLHF

Grants

2022
Awarded £200,000 Cultural Assets Fund grant ahead of 2022 dry dock and summer sailing season
April 2021
Steamship Shieldhall Charity received a grant of £61,200 from round 2 of the Government's Culture Recovery Fund.
2014
Headley Trust awarded £10,000 towards apprenticeship training
2011
A grant of £32,000 was given towards urgent steel and engineering works by The Headley Trust
December 2011
A grant of £32,000 has been awarded from The Headley Trust, which will go towards the repairs that we are currently undertaking to get the ship back to sea in April 2012
2011-2012
The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded £1,612,400 for a conservation project
June 2009
A Flagship of the Year Award of £1000 for a detachable canvas side was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships
2010
A Sustainability Award of £1250 for stability books was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships
October 2008
A Sustainability Grant of £2000 for the renovation of crew quarters was made from the Strategic Development Fund of National Historic Ships
2006-2007
The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded £279,500 to carry out conservation work
2001-2002
The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded £286,500 to enhance educational provisiosn to the public and to secure her future

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Name SS Shieldhall