PS Comet - Europe's first commercially successful steamboat

PS Comet - Europe's first commercially successful steamboat


Port Glasgow, United Kingdom (GB)
The paddle steamer PS Comet was built for Henry Bell, hotel and baths owner in Helensburgh, and began a passenger service in 1812 on the River Clyde between Glasgow and Greenock, the first commercially successful steamboat service in Europe.
The paddle steamer PS Comet was built for Henry Bell, hotel and baths owner in Helensburgh, and began a passenger service in 1812 on the River Clyde between Glasgow and Greenock, the first commercially successful steamboat service in Europe.
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Links: en.wikipedia.org
By: kjfitz

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