RMS Columba
PS Columba tile mosaic in a Greenock underpass | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | PS/RMS Columba |
| Namesake | Saint Columba |
| Owner |
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| Builder | J & G Thomson, Clydebank |
| Yard number | 162 |
| Launched | 9 April 1878 |
| In service | 1878 |
| Out of service | 1936 |
| Homeport | Glasgow |
| Fate | Scrapped, March 1936 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Paddle steamer |
| Tonnage | 543 GRT |
| Length | 301.4 ft (91.9 m) |
| Beam | 27.1 ft (8.3 m) |
| Installed power | Twin cylinder, non compound oscillating |
| Propulsion | side paddles |
RMS Columba was a Clyde paddle steamer, MacBrayne's flagship from 1879 to 1935. She ran the first leg of "The Royal Route" to Ardrishaig for fifty eight summers.