General Steam Navigation Company
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| The General Steam Navigation Company traces its history back to 1824 and in the 1960s it was absorbed into the shipping conglomerate P&O which continues to provide car ferry services between the U.K and France, one of the specialities of the GSN company.
The GSN was always a diversified shipping operation with deep sea interests as well as its excursion business in the Thames Estuary. This led to a financial stability which allowed it to outlast its competitors, although for short periods of time, Belle Steamers and the Victoria Steamboat Association were able to outclass it with their newer vessels.
The backbone of the GSN's services were the five so-called "Classical Birds" built between 1887 and 1889 which immediately preceded such luxurious but ultimately financially crippling vessels such as Victoria's PS La Marguerite.
Unsuccessfully experimenting with a turbine steamer (Kingfisher of 1906), GSN reverted to paddlers in 1909 and with three "Eagle" steamers built between 1909 and 1932, they came to dominate the excursion trade on the Essex and north Kent coasts. In 1937, the GSN effectively took over the New Medway Steam Packet Company, which had become its major competitor after the First World War and the two fleets, whilst nominally independent, were thereafter operated in association with each other.
The 1930s saw the introduction of a number of large pleasure steamers (although diesel power became the chosen method of propulsion) and despite severe wartime losses, the GSN provided services very much as throughout the previous years until the end of 1966, when it was announced that they were withdrawing from the trade. |
The New Medway Steam Packet Company Ltd |
| Formed in 1919 out of the Medway Steam Packet Company which had been in operation since 1881 and traced its origins back to 1837. Their operations had ceased when their two paddlers, Princess of Wales and City of Rochester has been taken over by the Admiralty during World War I. The new company was to embark on a period of rapid growth, purchasing two more vessels, the small PS Audrey from Bournemouth and the well known Thames steamer Queen of the South (ex-Woolwich Belle). They also ordered PS Medway Queen new for the 1924 season and in 1925 bought PS Walton Belle which joined the fleet as Essex Queen.
The 1920s saw two ex - naval minesweepers purchased (Queen of Thanet and Queen of Kent), and yet another "Belle" steamer, Yarmouth Belle which became Queen of Southend. In 1933 and 1934 the purchasing was to continue with the screw steamer Royal Daffodil brought from its Mersey Ferry routine to run cruises around London Docks and the Southern Railway's PS Duchess of Kent spending one season with the Rochester-based company in 1934 as PS Clacton Queen.
By this time, the New Medway Company was running services along the Kent Coast, up into East Anglia and across the English Channel to France. They had also extended their reach to London rather than starting services from the Medway.
The positive policies of this expansionary company were underlined when they ordered the first major coastal vessel to be powered by diesels, with the Dumbarton yard of Denny delivering MV Queen of the Channel in 1935 for use on the cross-channel route. The success of this vessel prompted the ordering of further diesel powered tonnage.
The strong position achieved by the Medway company was enough to cause severe concern to the General Steam Navigation Company, which had, over the years, seen competitors come and go whilst itself surviving the financial difficulties generally associated with steamship owning. In 1937, the GSN purchased a majority shareholding in the New Medway Company and effectively bought out what was appearing to become the greatest potential threat of them all.
After 1937, the New Medway Steam Packet Company retained nominal independence but operated as a subsidiary of the GSN. Until the end of the 1963 season, the famous paddler Medway Queen, proudly carried the company's name as a substantial cruising presence was maintained at the Medway ports. |
Early Packets & Paddle Steamers
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"P.S. Adelaide" - In 1834 she was still on the Hull to Selby run.
"P.S. Albatross" - 106ft 6inch in length, 20ft 3inch wide 90h.p.. Sailed the Selby-Goole-Hull-Yarmouth trade in 1834.
"P.S. Albion" -Built in Gainsborough in 1815 and in 1829 running between Hull and Gainsborough daily.
"P.S. Arrow " - Built at Selby in 1835, an iron steamer for the York to Selby run having a draft of only 2 ft 6 inch.
"P.S. Atlas" -Iin 1834 on the Hull to Gainsborough run.
"P.S. Ayr" - In 1829 running between Hull and Selby daily.
"S.P. Bradford" - Launched in Gainsborough 6th January 1826 from the shipyard of Mr. Smith for the Selby- Hull - Yarmouth run.
"P.S. British Queen" - Built in 1815 in Gainsborough and in 1829 running between Hull and Gainsborough daily.
"P.S. Calder " - A river steamer owned by the Aire and Calder Navigation Co. in 1829 running Hull to Goole daily. In 1834 still on the Hull to Goole run.
"P.S. Caledonia" - First wooden steamboat to ply the Humber. Her maiden voyage to Gainsborough was at a speed of 14 mph then she ran between Hull and Naburn and back again in 12 hours and in 1829 a daily run Hull to Goole.
"P.S. Celia" -
"P.S. Columbine" - Built by H. Smith and Sons of Gainsborough and launched in May 1843 and was 112ft long, 15ft wide and weighed 122 tons and capable of carrying 500 people between Hull and Gainsborough.
"S.P. Cornubia" - In 1834 joined the 'Superb' in a new service from Hull to Gothenburg (The St. George Steam Packet Co.) carrying mail and passengers, fares 5 guineas 1st class, 2nd class 2 guineas.
"P.S. Dart" -In 1829 running between Hull and Gainsborough daily.
"P.S. Eagle" - In 1829 a daily run to Goole from Hull. In 1834 still on the Hull to Goole run.
"P.S. Echo" - In 1834 on the Hull to Goole run.
"P.S. Elizabeth" - In 1829 running between Hull and Brigg daily. Still on the Brigg run in 1834.
"P.S. Emperor" - Owned by John Gee, Hull.
"S.P. Enterprise" - Built in Stockton , dimensions 120ft x 19ft x 12ft 6inch, 130 tons, 80 H.P. engines, on 23rd May 1833 started the Hull-London trade, fares : 21s 1st class and15s for 2nd class.
"P.S. Favourite" - In 1822 running between Hull and Selby.
"P.S. Forfarshire" -
"P.S. Gazelle" - In June 1833 started the Hull-Rotterdam trade after been chartered from the Glasgow and Liverpool Packet Company.She is 152ft x 19ft 5inch x 13ft 1inch and 269 tons with twin 50 H.P. engines. She was capable of carrying 40 passengers with fares of £2 1st class, £1 2nd class. In June 1834 she was purchased by the Hull Steam Packet Co and put on the Hull-London trade.
"P.S. Graham" - Built in Hull in 1825, 88 tons with 80 H.P. engines, started on the Selby - Hull -Yarmouth run as well as a few runs to Scarborough and back, then on 20th April 1827 began the Hull-Lynn trade. In 1828 she was sold to Mr. John Foster of Selby and began the Selby-Hull-Yarmouth-Norwich trade. In 1829 running between Hull and Lynn every Saturday.
"P.S. Hero" - In 1829 running between Hull and Gainsborough daily.
"P.S. Isle of Axholme" - Built in 1860 for the Gainsborough to Hull trade by the Gainsborough Steam Packet Company. Sold in 1912 to the Goole Steam Packet Company and finally broken up in Scarborough about 1920.
"P.S. John Bull" - Built in Gainsborough in 1815 and in 1829 running between Hull and Thorne daily. In 1834 she was still on the Hull to Thorne run.
"P.S. Kingston" - Built in 1821 and In 1822 she wasthe first regular Steam trading vessel from Hull to London a wooden paddle steamship built at Pearson's shipyard at Thorne and owned by Hull Steam Packet Co. Dimensions are 105ft 7inch x 20ft x10ft 4inch, tonnage 120 engines 60H.P. by Overton of Hull. Weddle and Brownlow are the owners. Fares - best cabin with provisions 2 guineas, fore cabin excluding provisions 1 guinea, goods 3 shillings per cwt.
"S.P. Lee" - Later in 1834 joined 'William IV' in a new service from Hull to Hamburg (The St. George Steam Packet Co.) every Saturday.
"P.S. Leeds" - In 1829 running between Hull and Selby daily.
"P.S. Leopard" - Owned by the Hull Steam Packet Co.
"P.S. Lincoln Castle" - Built in 1940 by A. & J. Inglis Ltd for the Hull to New Holland run. She had a length of 208ft, was 56 ft wide and had 120 h.p. enginges and weighing 598 tons. The last of the three paddle steamers to be withdrawn from the cross Humber service. Withdrawn from service in 1978 and now berthed at Grimsby
Heritage Museum as a restaurant.
"P.S. Lindsey" - Ran service with P.S. Columbine between Hull and Gainsborough on alternate daily journey.
"P.S. London" - Built in Gainsborough by Smith & Co in 1827, dimensions 107ft 10 1/2inch x 19ft 10inch x 12ft 6inch, 106 1/2 tons, 70 H. P. Overton and Smith engines, for the Hull-London trade.
"S.P. Lord Nelson" - In July 1831 was on the Gainsborough-Hull-Lynn service. In 1834 she was still on the Hull to Lynn run.
"P.S. Lowther" -Built 1824, dimensions 90ft x 19ft 9inch x 9ft 4inch, tonnage 95 1/2, engines twin 30 H.P. by Boulton and Watts. Started the Selby - Hull -Yarmouth service on 9th July 1824, and in the summer of 1825 made several trips to Rotterdam. Goole was opened as a port on 6th April 1828 by the arrival of the Lowther.
"P.S. Mercury" - In 1829 running between Hull and Gainsborough daily.
"P.S. Monarch" - Built in 1830 at Thorne with 140 H.P. engines started the Hull-Hamburg fortnightly service on 10th April 1830 for the Hull Steam packet Co. Fares: 1st class 5 guineas; 2nd class 3 1/2 guineas. No fees allowed to be asked by the stewards or servants. In 1834 she was still on the Hull to Hamburg run.
"P.S. Ormrod" - Sailed the Selby-Goole-Hull-Yarmouth trade in 1834.
"P.S. Pelham" - In 1829 running between Hull and Grimsby daily. In 1834 still on the Hull to Grimsby run.
"P.S. Prince Frederick" - Launched at Thorne 26th March 1823, her dimensions 121ft 5inch x 20ft 8inch x 11ft 6inch, 154 tons, twin 40H.P. engines. Her maiden voyage was on 23rd May 1828 to London to start a twice weekly service and owned by the Hull Steam Packet Co. Still on the London run in 1834. On 13th November 1835 ran aground on Corton Sands near Yarmouth and was a total wreck.
"P.S. Prince of Coburg" - Built in Gainsborough in 1817.
"P.S. Queen" -
"P.S. Queen of Scotland" - Owned by John Gee, Hull.
"P. S. Railway" - Built and launched in Selby 6th March 1835 for the Hull to Selby run.
"P.S. Rob Roy" - Owned by John Gee, Hull.
"P.S. Rockingham" - In 1829 running between Hull and Thorne daily. In 1834 she was still on the Hull to Thorne run.
"S.P. Scotia" - Later in 1834 started a new service from Hull to Rotterdam (The St. George Steam Packet Co.) every Wednesday.
"P.S. Suffolk" - Purchased from London and on 28th May 1829 started the Hull - Newcastle weekly service. Fares to Newcastle were 1st class 20s: 2nd class 12s. In September a new set of boilers and engine were fitted and the following April resumed the Newcastle-Hull-Lynn run (the prices increased by 1 shilling).
"S.P. Superb " - In 1834 an Irish Steam Packet company started a new service from Hull to Gothenburg (The St. George Steam Packet Co.) carrying mail and passengers, fares 5 guineas 1st class, 2nd class 2 guineas.
"P.S. Tattershall Castle" - Built and launched 24th September 1934 at William Gray of Hartlepool. 209.7ft long and 33ft wide and 556 ton in weight, used on the Hull to New Holland ferry run until 1972. Now a pub on the Embankment at London.
"P.S. Thetis" - Built 28th September 1827 by Gibson's shipyard for Mr. James Burton of London she was the largest built in Hull at 600 tons.
"S.P. Transit" - Launched 23rd February 1831 she was the largest Steam Packet built at Thorne at Pearson and Co.'s shipyard. Dimensions were 137ft 4inch x 21ft 6inch x15ft 6inch, 167 tons she started the Hull-Hamburg trade on 11th April 1831. In 1834 she was still on the Hull to Hamburg run.
"P.S. Trent" - In 1834 on the Hull to Gainsborough run.
"P.S. Victoria" - Built and launched in Hull on 19th June 1837 and owned by the Hull Steam Packet Co. She was 185ft 6inch by 27ft 5inch with twin 200hp engines and was lost in 1853.
"P.S. Victory" - In 1829 running between Hull and Gainsborough daily.
"P.S. Vivid" - Launched 9th December 1835 , built by Curling Young & Co., London she was 157ft in length 22ft wide 200hp wooden paddle steamer. Owned by Humber Union Steam Packet Co. for the Gainsborough Lynn run and is capable of doing the Hull to London run in 24 hours.
"P.S. Waterwitch" - Built in 1836 in Gainsborough for the Hull to London run and owned by Humber Union Steam Packet Co. Sold in 1841 to the London General Steam Navigation Co. and scrapped in 1855.
"P.S. Wellington" - In 1829 a daily run to Goole from Hull. In 1834 still on the Hull to Goole run.
"P.S. Wilberforce" - Owned by Humber Union Steam Packet Co.
"P.S. William Darley" - Built in Hull by Mesrs E. Gibson & Co. for the Hull Steam Packet Co. Launched 3rd July 1835, a wooden paddle steamer 156ft in length by 24ft wide 140hp for the Hull to Hamburg run.
"S.P. William IV" - Later in 1834 started a new service from Hull to Hamburg (The St. George Steam Packet Co.) every Saturday.
"P.S. Wingfield Castle" - Built and launched 24th September 1934 at William Gray of Hartlepool. 209.7ft long and 33ft wide and 550 ton in weight, used on the Hull to New Holland ferry run until 1974. Now restored and an exhibit of the Hartlepool museum.
"P.S. Yorkshireman" - Launched at Thorne on 2nd April 1822, dimensions 119ft 6inch x 21ft x 11ft 11inch, 164 tons, engines by Butterley Company, for the Hull-London trade. Still on the London run in 1834.
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Albert Edward |
1865-1888 |
ex - Kyles |
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Albion |
1893-1922 |
ex - Slieve Donard |
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Alexandra |
1865-1889 |
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Wrecked at London Bridge September 1899 |
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Alleyn |
1905-1916 |
(In British waters) |
Sent for War Service in Mesopotamia |
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Ardgowan |
1893-1922 |
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Later Duke of Cambridge |
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Ardencaple |
1866-1888 |
ex - Slieve Donard |
Later Duke of Connaught |
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Ardmore |
1861-1919 |
ex - Sultan |
Later Gairlochy |
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1897-1929 |
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Balmoral |
1900-1949 |
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Bangor Castle |
1864-1899 |
ex - Palmerston |
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Ben Johnson |
1905-1909 |
(In British Waters) |
To Germany as Rhein |
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Benmore |
1876-1923 |
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Bonnie Doon |
1876-1913 |
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Bournemouth Queen |
1908-1957 |
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Boydell |
1905-1909 |
(In British Waters) |
To Belgrade in Serbia |
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Brighton Belle |
1900-1940 |
ex - Lady Evelyn |
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Brighton Queen |
1897-1915 |
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Brighton Queen |
1905-1940 |
ex - Lady Moyra, ex - Gwalia |
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Bristol Queen |
1946-1968 |
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Britannia |
1896-1956 |
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Britannia |
1897-1940 |
ex - Kylemore |
Later Vulcan then Kylemore |
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Brodick Castle |
1878-1910 |
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Brunel |
1905-1916 |
(In British Waters) |
Sent for War Service in Mesopotamia |
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Caledonia |
1889-1933 |
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Caledonia |
1934-1980 |
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Later Old Caledonia |
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Cambria |
1895-1946 |
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Cardiff Queen |
1947-1968 |
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Carham |
1864-1890 |
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Later Queen of Thanet |
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Carisbrooke |
1876-1921 |
(In British Waters) |
Later Rhos Trevor then St Trillo - to Spain as San Telmo |
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Carlyle |
1905-1916 |
(In British Waters) |
Sent for War Service in Mesopotamia |
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Carrick Castle |
1870-1898 |
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Later Lady Margaret then Lord Tredegar |
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Caxton |
1905-? |
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Chancellor |
1880-1901 |
(In British Waters) |
To Spain as Commercio |
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Charles Lamb |
1905-1910 |
(In British Waters) |
To Genoa, Italy as Zulema |
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Chaucer |
1905-1911 |
(In British Waters) |
To Nantes, France as Ville d'Angers |
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Christopher Wren |
1905-1916 |
(In British Waters) |
Sent for War Service in Mesopotamia |
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1904-1941 |
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Lost during World War II |
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Clacton |
1888-? |
(In British Waters) |
To Turkey as Aidin, scrapped in 1913 |
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1890-1929 |
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Scrapped in 1929
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1890-1937 |
ex - Duchess of Kent |
Later Jubilee |
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Colechurch |
1905-1910 |
(In British Waters) |
To Lake Lugano as Lombardia - scrapped in 1925 |
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Columba |
1878-1936 |
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Consul |
1896-1968 |
ex - Duke of Devonshire |
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Corfe Castle |
1902-1939 |
ex - Mauretania, ex - Queen |
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Craigrownie |
1870-1898 |
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Later Duke of Edinburgh |
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1925-1940 |
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Sunk during the evacuation of Dunkirk May 1940 |
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1892-1934 |
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Wrecked at Kingstown, Ireland in 1934 |
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Dandie Dinmont |
1866-1902 |
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Dandie Dinmont |
1895-1936 |
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Later Frodingham |
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Devonia |
1905-1940 |
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Diana Vernon |
1885-1914 |
(In British Waters) |
Later Worthing Belle - to Turkey as Tuzla |
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Duchess of Cornwall |
1896-1949 |
ex - Duchess of York |
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Duchess of Devonshire |
1892-1934 |
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Duchess of Fife |
1903-1953 |
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Duchess of Hamilton |
1890-1915 |
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1890-1937 |
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Later Clacton Queen then Jubilee |
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Duchess of Montrose |
1902-1917 |
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Duchess of Norfolk |
1911-1967 |
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Later Embassy |
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Duchess of Rothesay |
1895-1946 |
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Duchess of York |
1884-1920 |
ex - Jeanie Deans |
Later Isle of Cumbrae |
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Duke of Cambridge |
1866-1898 |
ex - Ardgowan |
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Duke of Connaught |
1866-1888 |
ex - Ardencaple |
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Duke of Devonshire |
1896-1968 |
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Later Consul |
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Duke of Edinburgh |
1870-1898 |
ex - Craigrownie |
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Duke of Teck |
1866-1889 |
ex - Levan |
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1898-1928 |
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Broken up after the 1928 season.
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Eagle III |
1910-1946 |
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Earl Godwin |
1905-1929 |
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Edinburgh Castle |
1879-1913 |
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Edmund Ironside |
1905-1914 |
(In British Waters) |
Sent for War Service in Mesopotamia
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Embassy |
1911-1967 |
ex - Duchess of Norfolk |
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Emerald |
1857-1871 |
(In British Waters) |
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Emperor of India |
1906-1957 |
ex - Princess Royal |
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Essex |
1896-1918 |
'Double-ended' ' |
To the Mediterranean in 1918
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1896-1925 |
'Double-ended' ' |
To the Mediterranean in 1918
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Essex Queen |
1897-1951 |
ex -Walton Belle |
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Fair Maid |
1884-1945 |
ex - Isle of Skye, ex - Madge Wildfire |
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Fair Maid |
1915-1916 |
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Lost without having sailed in peacetime service |
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Fairy Queen |
1862-1891 |
ex - Queen of the Orwell |
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Fitzailwin |
1905-1916 |
(In British Waters) |
Sent for War Service in Mesopotamia |
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Francis Drake |
1905-1909 |
(In British Waters) |
To Belgium as Wilford I |
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Freshwater |
1927-1962 |
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Later Sussex Queen, then Swanage Queen |
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Frodingham |
1895-1936 |
ex - Dandie Dinmont |
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Gairlochy |
1861-1919 |
ex - Ardmore, ex - Sultan |
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Galatea |
1889-1906 |
(In British Waters) |
To Italy, scrapped in 1913 |
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Gem |
1839-1889 |
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Gibbon |
1905-1909 |
(In British Waters) |
To Bari, Italy as Mafalda |
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Glen Avon |
1912-1944 |
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Glen Gower |
1922-1960 |
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Glen Rosa |
1877-1921 |
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Glen Rosa |
1893-1939 |
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Glen Sannox |
1892-1925 |
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Glen Usk |
1914-1963 |
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Glenmore |
1895-1896 |
(In British Waters) |
To Russia as Oryol |
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1909-1951 |
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Scrapped in 1951 |
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Gracie Fields |
1936-1940 |
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Gresham |
1905-1909 |
(In British Waters) |
To East Prussia, then as Hluboka at Prague and Smialy in Poland |
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Guy Mannering |
1877-1913 |
ex - Sheila |
Later Isle of Bute |
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Gwalia |
1905-1940 |
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Later Lady Moyra then Brighton Queen |
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1887-1906 |
(In British Waters) |
To Germany as Cuxhaven |
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Her Majesty |
1885-1940 |
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1873-1898 |
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Iona |
1864-1936 |
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1892-1936 |
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Isle of Bute |
1877-1913 |
ex - Guy Mannering, ex - Sheila |
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Isle of Cumbrae |
1884-1920 |
ex-Duchess of York, ex-Jeanie Deans |
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Isle of Skye |
1886-1945 |
ex - Madge Wildfire |
Later Fair Maid |
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Ivanhoe |
1880-1919 |
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Jeanie Deans |
1884-1920 |
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Later Duchess of York then Isle of Cumbrae |
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Jeanie Deans |
1931-1968 |
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Later Queen of the South |
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John Benn |
1930-? |
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1890-1937 |
ex-Clacton Queen, Duchess of Kent |
Scrapped in 1937 |
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Juno |
1898-1932 |
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Juno |
1937-1941 |
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Jupiter |
1877-1905 |
ex- Lord of the Isles |
Later Lady of the Isles |
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Jupiter |
1896-1935 |
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Jupiter |
1937-1961 |
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Kenilworth |
1898-1938 |
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King Alfred |
1905-1909 |
(In British Waters) |
To Germany as Memel and later Hansa - scrapped in 1965 |
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1924-date |
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Paddle Steamer Preservation Society |
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1892-1918 |
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Kylemore |
1897-1940 |
ex - Vulcan, ex - Britannia |
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Kyles |
1865-1888 |
Sister Vessel to Princess Alice |
Later Albert Edward |
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1894-1925 |
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Lady Clare |
1891-1928 |
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Lady Evelyn |
1900-1940 |
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Later Brighton Belle |
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Lady Ismay |
1911-1915 |
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Lady Margaret |
1895-1923 |
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Destroyed by fire 1903 |
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Lady Moyra |
1905-1940 |
ex - Gwalia |
Later Brighton Queen |
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Lady of Lorne |
1871-1899 |
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Scrapped in 1899 |
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Lady of the Isles |
1877-1905 |
ex - Jupiter, ex - Lord of the Isles |
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Lady of the Lake |
1861-1887 |
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Lady Rowena |
1891-1922 |
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1896-1946 |
ex - Southend Belle |
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1889-1908 |
(In British Waters) |
To Bordeaux, France as Ville de Royan - scrapped in 1922 |
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Levan |
1886-1889 |
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Lincoln Castle |
1940-date |
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1893-1929 |
Largest of the Belle Steamers |
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Lord of the Isles |
1861-1889 |
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Lord of the Isles |
1877-1905 |
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Later Jupiter then Lady of the Isles |
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Lord of the Isles |
1891-1928 |
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Lord Tredegar |
1870-1898 |
ex - Lady Margaret, ex - Carrick Castle |
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Lorna Doone |
1891-1948 |
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Lorna Doone |
1916-1952 |
ex - Queen of Kent, ex - HMS Atherstone |
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Lucy Ashton |
1888-1951 |
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Madge Wildfire |
1886-1945 |
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Later Isle of Skye, then Fair Maid |
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Maid of the Loch |
1953-date |
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Marchioness of Bredalbane |
1890-1937 |
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Marchioness of Bute |
1890-1923 |
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Marchioness of Lorne |
1890-1923 |
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Marchioness of Lorne |
1935-1955 |
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Marlow |
1905-1911 |
(In British Waters) |
To the River Rhein, Germany |
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Marmion |
1906-1941 |
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Marquis of Bute |
1868-1908 |
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Mars |
1902-1918 |
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Mauretania |
1902-1939 |
ex - Queen |
Later Corfe Castle |
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1888-1915 |
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Medina |
1852-1883 |
ex - The Times |
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1924-date |
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Meg Merrilies |
1883-1902 |
(In British Waters) |
To Brazil as Maua. Scrapped in 1921 |
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