She is unique as the only surviving screw-propelled steamer in regular passenger service in Scotland, her sleek hull still powered by the original triple-expansion steam engine. On the right picture you can see what the ship looks like today having had a new front covered viewing lounge added recently. When she entered service, the Sir Walter Scott was only one of several such inland-loch steamers offering pleasure sailings. She measures 33.8 x 5.8 metres (110 x 19 feet), and weighs 110 tons. Given Loch Katrine’s status as the principal source of water for Glasgow, few other sources of power would be acceptable.īuilt by William Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton in 1900 the vessel was taken in knocked-down form by barge up Loch Lomond, then overland by horse-drawn carts from Inversnaid to Loch Katrine for re-assembly and launching. Her engines - still the originals from 1900 - are powered by steam, which are generated by burning bio fuel, making her a remarkably ‘green’ vessel. Once part of a great fleet of pleasure craft that plied the waters of Scotland’s lochs, she is now the last surviving steam screw steamer in regular service in Scotland. Not so much a landmark as a watermark, the SS Sir Walter Scott has been cruising the placid waters of Loch Katrine, from the Trossachs Pier to Stronachlachar, for more than a century.
The cruises by SS Sir Walter Scott provide the perfect opportunity for visitors from all over the world to explore this tranquil wooded loch mirroring Ben Venue, the dominant mountain at its easterly end. This classic steamship which sails Loch Katrine in the heart of Scotland, is named after the eminent author Sir Walter Scott who highlighted the Trossachs area in his poem of 1810, ‘The Lady of the Lake’.
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