WAVERLEY
Museum ship · United Kingdom · built 1947 · AIS Class A
In short
WAVERLEY (Museum ship, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on , moored, in the port of London. Its crew-entered AIS destination is LONDON TOWER PIER, with an ETA of Oct 2, 2026, 20:00 UTC; its reported draught is 1.9 m (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 02:02 UTC). It arrived there on Oct 2, 2026, 19:58 UTC. It can carry up to 1,350 passengers (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- Museum ship
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Year built
- 1947
- Gross tonnage
- 693
- Size (length × beam)
- 73 m × 9 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
received- Position
- 51.5075° N, 0.0805° W
- Area
- North Sea
- StatusWhat do AIS statuses mean?
- Moored
- Speed
- 0 kn
- Course
- 281°
- Heading
- 284°
Last 30 days: at least 12 port calls (London, Southend, Whitstable, Clacton-on-Sea, and Ipswich).
Port calls are detected by Voydar from AIS (at least 30 minutes slow inside a harbour area); see Port calls below.
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- Name
- WAVERLEY
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 5386954
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- 232001540
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- GRPM
- Flag
- United Kingdom
- Vessel type
- Detailed type from WikidataMuseum ship
- AIS ship type
- Passenger
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 693
- Length overall
- 73 m
- Beam
- 9 m
- Year built
- 1947
- Passengers (maximum)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q7120923. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.1,350
United KingdomA tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.
Ownership & management
Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.
- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · since 1948 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026Caledonian MacBrayne(Former)Source: Wikidata · until 1973 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026London and North Eastern Railway(Former)Source: Wikidata · 1946–1947 · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
Timeline
Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Arrived at LondonAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left SouthendAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at SouthendAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Left SouthendAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Arrived at SouthendAIS-detected | Voydar port-call detector (AIS geofence) | |
| Operator: Caledonian Steam Packet Company (previously London and North Eastern Railway) | Voydar relationship-change derivation (derived by Voydar from Wikidata) |
Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.
Port calls
Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.
Detected from AIS AIS-detected
| Port | Arrived | Departed | Time in port |
|---|---|---|---|
| London GBLON | Oct 2, 2026, 19:58 UTC | in port | — |
| Southend GBSND | Oct 2, 2026, 15:50 UTC | Oct 2, 2026, 16:35 UTC | 45 min |
| Southend GBSND | Oct 2, 2026, 11:52 UTC | Oct 2, 2026, 12:46 UTC | 54 min |
| London GBLON | Oct 2, 2026, 08:07 UTC | Oct 2, 2026, 09:38 UTC | 1 h 31 min |
| London GBLON | Sep 30, 2026, 20:43 UTC | Sep 30, 2026, 22:25 UTC | 1 h 42 min |
| Whitstable GBWTS | Sep 30, 2026, 13:37 UTC | Sep 30, 2026, 15:21 UTC | 1 h 44 min |
| Southend GBSND | Sep 30, 2026, 11:59 UTC | Sep 30, 2026, 12:36 UTC | 36 min |
| Southend GBSND | Sep 29, 2026, 14:59 UTC | Sep 29, 2026, 15:43 UTC | 44 min |
| Clacton-on-Sea GBCLS | Sep 29, 2026, 12:09 UTC | Sep 29, 2026, 12:52 UTC | 43 min |
| Ipswich GBIPS | Sep 28, 2026, 19:53 UTC | Sep 29, 2026, 10:10 UTC | 14 h 17 min |
| Clacton-on-Sea GBCLS | Sep 28, 2026, 16:38 UTC | Sep 28, 2026, 17:55 UTC | 1 h 17 min |
| Clacton-on-Sea GBCLS | Sep 28, 2026, 13:38 UTC | Sep 28, 2026, 14:33 UTC | 56 min |
Detected by Voydar when the ship's AIS positions stayed slow inside a harbour area. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown. Depends on AIS reception; detection started on June 8, 2026.
About WAVERLEY
PS Waverley is a Clyde steamer, the last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. Built in 1946, she sailed from Craigendoran on the Firth of Clyde to Arrochar on Loch Long until 1973. Bought by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS), she has been restored to her 1947 appearance and now operates passenger excursions around the British coast. Since 2003, Waverley has been listed in the National Historic Fleet by National Historic Ships UK as "a vessel of pre-eminent national importance".
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is WAVERLEY now?
- WAVERLEY (Museum ship, United Kingdom flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 3, 2026, 02:22 UTC, moored, in the port of London. The crew-entered destination was LONDON TOWER PIER (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 3, 2026, 02:02 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.
- What kind of ship is WAVERLEY?
- WAVERLEY is a museum ship sailing under the flag of United Kingdom, built in 1947 by A. & J. Inglis. The vessel is 73 m long with a beam of 9 m and has a gross tonnage of 693.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for WAVERLEY?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for WAVERLEY from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for WAVERLEY. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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