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The Fleets
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Transmigration via Britain Feeder Lines
Railway Companies
Many of the feeder lines were run by railway companies. These are split into areas of the UK so
some companies will appear in more than one area. The three areas are:
- Eastern & North Western companies + Zeeland and Stena Lines.
- Western & Southern Companies + French and Stena Lines.
- Scottish & Irish Companies + Stena Lines.
There were many take overs and amalgamations of companies over the years,
culminating in the big four companies being nationalised into the British
Transport Commission. Wherever possible
the dates / routes for each ship have been indicated. Only passenger carrying
ships are included.
Eastern & North Western Companies + Zeeland & Stena
Lines
In 1848 the Chester & Holyhead Railway Company commenced operating a passenger service
between Holyhead and Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire) / Howth. The fleet was transferred in 1859 to the London & NorthWestern Railway Company.
Funnel:
1848-1853 white, black top.
1853-1859 buff, black
top.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Anglia |
1847 |
1859 transferred to L&NWR, 1861 became Confederate
States blockade runner, 1862 captured by Union forces and renamed
Admiral Dupont. |
473 |
| Cambria |
1848 |
1859 transferred to L&NWR, 1884 scrapped. |
590 |
| Hibernia |
1847 |
1859 transferred to L&NWR, 1877 sold to Limerick &
Waterford Rly Co. |
573 |
| Scotia |
1847 |
1859 transferred to L&NWR, 1861 became Confederate
States blockade runner, 1862 captured by Union forces and renamed
General Banks. |
479 |
| Telegraph |
1853 |
1856 purchased from Belfast SS Co, 1859 transferred to
L&NWR, 1881 scrapped after grounding. |
848 |
The Great Central Railway was first formed in 1847 as the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire
Railway Company to run a service between New Holland (Lincs) and Hull. In 1865 they
commenced steamship services to Hamburg by taking over the Anglo-French Steam Ship
Company. Then, in 1866, they commenced Grimsby - Rotterdam service, and in 1867 Grimsby -
Antwerp service. The Hamburg service became daily in 1891.
In 1897 the company was renamed the Great Central Railway. The company became
part of the London & North Eastern Railway Company in 1923 and in 1948
transferred to the Associated Humber Lines (part of British Transport Commission).
In 1967
they became part of British
Railways. [ off-site link The
Great Central Railway (Migration
from Europe to North America by Chis Tolley) ]
Funnel:
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincoln 1864-1897 - black.
Great Central 1897-1923
- white, black top.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Accrington |
1910 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1942-1945 convoy rescue ship, 1946 Harwich
- Antwerp, 1951 scrapped. |
1,629 |
| Albert |
1856 |
1865 taken over with Anglo-French SS Co, 1886 sold to Bazeley,
Penzance. |
560 |
| Ashton |
1884 |
1916 sold to Cadeby SS Co, Grimsby. |
1,047 |
| Barnsley |
1875 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1888 sold to Earle's Shipbuilders, Hull. |
603 |
| Blackburn |
1910 |
Grimsby - Antwerp, 1910 sunk off Sheringham in collision with
SS Rook. |
1,634 |
| Bradford |
1865 |
Hamburg service, 1895 sold to Bradford SS Co. |
468 |
| Bury |
1910 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1941-1945 convoy rescue ship, 1946 Hull
- Rotterdam, 1958 scrapped. |
1,634 |
| Chester |
1884 |
1910 sunk in collision with SS Hugin in River Elbe. |
1,031 |
| Chesterfield |
1913 |
Grimsby - Rotterdam, 1915 taken over by Admiralty, 1918 torpedoed
and sunk off Malta. |
1,013 |
| City of Leeds |
1903 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1936 scrapped. |
1,341 |
| City of Bradford |
1903 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1936 sold to Near East Shipping Co, London,
renamed Hanne. |
1,340 |
| Dewsbury |
1910 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1934 Hull - Zeebrugge, 1935 Grimsby - Rotterdam,
1941-1945 convoy rescue ship, 1946 Harwich - Antwerp, 1959 scrapped. |
1,631 |
| Eugenie |
1856 |
1865 taken over with Anglo-French SS Co but chartered to France. |
444 |
| Gainsborough |
1881 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1883 sunk in collision with SS Wear off
Spurn Head. |
1,081 |
| Grimsby |
1857 |
1865 taken over with Anglo-French SS Co, 1888 sold to Cardiff
owners. |
651 |
| Halifax |
1872 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1876 wrecked Heligoland. |
1,082 |
| Huddersfield |
1872 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1903 sunk in collision with SS Uto in River
Scheldt; loss of 25 lives. |
1,082 |
| Immingham |
1906 |
1914 requisitioned by Admiralty, 1915 sunk in collision with
SS Reindeer at Lemnos. |
2,009 |
| Leeds |
1857 |
Hull - Antwerp, 1880 wrecked Maasluis. |
377 |
| Leicester |
1891 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1916 mined and sunk off Folkestone. |
1,002 |
| Lincoln (1) |
1865 |
1882 sold to Griffin, Liverpool. |
624 |
| Lincoln (2) |
1883 |
1914 sold to Greece, renamed Elikon. |
1,075 |
| Lord Cardigan |
1856 |
1865 taken over with Anglo-French SS Co, 1881 sold to Allingham,
Hull. |
472 |
| Lutterworth |
1891 |
1932 sold to British & Irish SP Co. |
1,002 |
| Macclesfield |
1914 |
Grimsby - Antwerp, 1958 scrapped. |
1,018 |
| Marylebone |
1906 |
Grimsby - Rotterdam, Grimsby - Hamburg, 1914 Tilbury - Rotterdam,
1932 sold to Tramp Shipping Developement Co, London. |
1,972 |
| Northenden |
1886 |
1909 sold to Turkey, renamed Ouhouvet. |
843 |
| Nottingham |
1891 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1897 Grimsby - Rotterdam, 1915-1918 became
HMS Notts, 1919 reverted to Nottingham, 1935 scrapped. |
1,033 |
| Oldham |
1889 |
1913 sold to Greece, renamed Eleftheria. |
921 |
| Retford |
1883 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1910 scrapped. |
951 |
| Sheffield (1) |
1864 |
ex- Night Hawk, (was a CSA blockade runner), 1866 purchased
and renamed Sheffield, Grimsby - Hamburg, 1845 (!!!) sold to Collinson,
Grimsby. |
560 |
| Sheffield (2) |
1877 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1911 sold to J. Constant, London. |
644 |
| Staveley |
1891 |
Grimsby - Hamburg, 1932 sold to British & Irish SP Co
renamed, Lady Glen. |
1,034 |
| Stockport (1) |
1865 |
ex- Banshee, (was a CSA blockade runner), 1866 purchased
and renamed Stockport, Grimsby - Hamburg, 1871 sold. |
981 |
| Stockport (2) |
1911 |
1941 became convoy rescue ship, 1943 torpedoed and sunk
off Iceland; loss of 180 lives. |
1,637 |
| Wakefield |
1865 |
1885 sank in North Sea. |
706 |
| Warrington |
1886 |
1903 wrecked on Hasborough Sands. |
840 |
| Wrexham |
1902 |
ex- Nord II, 1905 purchased from Russia and renamed Wrexham,
Grimsby - Rotterdam - Antwerp, 1914 Tilbury - Rotterdam, 1916 requisitioned
by the Admiralty, 1918 wrecked at Archangel. |
1,414 |
The Great Eastern Railway Company commenced passenger services to Europe in 1864 from
Harwich to Rotterdam and Antwerp, later Hamburg. In 1893 they commenced Harwich - Hook
of Holland service. They became part of the London & North Eastern Railway Company in 1923.
Funnel:
1864-1923 - buff, black top.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Adelaide |
1880 |
Harwich - Rotterdam, 1896 sold for scrap. |
969 |
| Amsterdam |
1894 |
Harwich - Hook, 1910 Harwich - Antwerp, 1928
scrapped. |
1,745 |
| Antwerp |
1920 |
Harwich - Antwerp, 1940-1945 requisitioned, 1945
became Harwich - Hook army leave ship, 1951 scrapped. |
2,957 |
| Archangel |
|
see St. Petersburg. |
|
| Avalon |
1865 |
Harwich - Rotterdam / Antwerp, 1888 sold to Earle's
Shipbuilding, Hull. |
670 |
| Berlin (picture) |
1894 |
Harwich - Hook, 1907 wrecked at entrance to New
Waterway; loss of 128 lives. |
1,745 |
| Brandon |
|
see Richard Young. |
|
| Bruges |
1920 |
Harwich - Antwerp, 1940 bombed and sunk near
Havre while trooping. |
2,949 |
| Brussels |
1902 |
Harwich - Antwerp, 1914 Tilbury - Hook, 1916
captured by German warship and Captain Fryatt executed by
German firing squad for attempting to ram a U-Boat which had
attacked his ship. 1920 sold to Dublin & Lancashire SS Co. |
1,380 |
| Cambridge |
1886 |
Harwich - Rotterdam / Antwerp / Hook, 1912 sold to
Anglo-Ottoman SS Co. |
1,196 |
| Chelmsford |
1893 |
Harwich - Hook, 1910 sold to Great Western Railway
renamed Bretonne |
1,635 |
| Claud
Hamilton |
1875 |
Harwich - Holland, 1897 sold to City of London. |
922 |
| Colchester |
1889 |
Harwich - Rotterdam, 1916 captured by German
warships, 1918 grounded and abandoned at Kiel, 1919 scrapped. |
1,160 |
| Copenhagen |
1907 |
Harwich - Hook, 1917 torpedoed and sunk in North
Sea. |
2,570 |
| Dresden |
1897 |
Harwich - Antwerp, 1915 taken over by
Admiralty renamed Louvain, 1918 sunk by U-Boat in Aegean
Sea. |
1,805 |
| Essex Ferry |
|
see Train Ferry No. 1 |
|
| Essex Ferry II |
|
see Train Ferry No. 1 |
|
| Frinton |
|
see Kilkenny. |
|
| Ipswich |
1883 |
Harwich - Antwerp, 1906 sold to Shah SN Co,
Bombay. |
1.067 |
| Kilkenny |
1903 |
1917 purchased from City of Dublin SP
Co, Harwich - Rotterdam, 1919 renamed Frinton. |
1,419 |
| Lady Tyler |
1880 |
Harwich - Rotterdam, 1893 sold to Earle's
Shipbuilding, Hull. |
995 |
| Malines |
1921 |
Harwich - Antwerp, 1940-1945 requisitioned, 1945
laid up, 1948 scrapped. |
2,969 |
| Munich |
1908 |
Harwich - Hook, 1914-1918 became
hospital ship renamed St.Denis, 1940 scuttled at Amsterdam,
raised and used by Germans, 1950 scrapped. |
2,570 |
| Norwich |
1883 |
Harwich - Antwerp, 1905 sold to Channel Drydock &
Shipbuilding Co, Harwich. |
1,062 |
| Princess of
Wales |
1878 |
Harwich - Rotterdam, 1893 Harwich - Hook, 1896
scrapped. |
1,098 |
| Richard Young |
1871 |
Harwich - Rotterdam, 1890 renamed Brandon, various
routes, 1905 scrapped. |
718 |
| Roulers |
|
see Vienna. |
|
| St. George |
1906 |
1919 purchased from Canadian
Pacific, 1929 scrapped. |
2,456 |
| St. Petersburg |
1910 |
Harwich - Hook, 1916 renamed Archangel. 1941
bombed and sunk off East coast of Scotland. |
2,570 |
| Train Ferry
No. 1 |
1917 |
Richborough, Kent - Dunkirk, 1924
Harwich - Zeebrugge, 1939-1946 HMS Princess Iris, 1946 renamed Essex
Ferry, 1956 renamed Essex Ferry II, 1957 scrapped. |
2,683 |
| Train Ferry
No. 2 |
1917 |
Richborough, Kent - Dunkirk, 1924 Harwich -
Zeebrugge, 1940-1945 HMS Daffodil, 1945 mined and sunk off
Dieppe. |
2,678 |
| Train Ferry
No. 3 |
1917 |
Richborough, Kent - Dunkirk, 1924 Harwich -
Zeebrugge, 1945 scrapped. |
2,672 |
| Vienna |
1894 |
Harwich - Hook, 1910 Harwich - Antwerp, 1920
renamed Roulers, Harwich - Zeebrugge, 1930 scrapped. |
1,753 |
| Zealous |
1864 |
Harwich - Rotterdam / Antwerp, 1887 scrapped. |
613 |
The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company took over four ships from the Drogheda Steam
Packet Company and ran services from Liverpool to Belfast and Drogheda, also from Fleetwood to Belfast in conjunction with the North Western Railway Company. In 1922 they became part of
the London & North Western Railway Company and in 1923, L & NWR became part of the
London Midland & Scottish Railway Company.
Funnel:
1870-1923 - black with thin
white band.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Colleen Bawn |
1903 |
Liverpool - Drogheda, 1914 passenger service
discontinued (cargo only), 1931 scrapped. |
1,204 |
| Duke of
Clarence |
1892 |
Fleetwood - Belfast, 1906
transferred to L&Y Rly Co East Coast service Hull - Zeebrugge
route (summer) and Liverpool - Drogheda (winter), 1914-1920
requisitioned by Admiralty. 1920 returned to Zeebrugge service,
1930 scrapped. |
1,458 |
| Iverna |
1895 |
1902 purchased from Drogheda SP Co,
Liverpool - Drogheda, 1912 scrapped. |
995 |
| Kathleen Mavourneen |
1885 |
1902 purchased from Drogheda SP Co,
Liverpool - Drogheda, 1903 scrapped. |
988 |
| Mellifont |
1903 |
Liverpool - Drogheda, 1906 transferred to Hull -
Zeebrugge / Antwerp, 1912 Liverpool - Drogheda, 1914 passenger
service discontinued (cargo only), 1933 scrapped. |
1,204 |
| Norah Creina |
1878 |
1902 purchased from Drogheda SP Co,
Liverpool - Drogheda, 1912 scrapped. |
894 |
| Tredagh |
1876 |
1902 purchased from Drogheda SP Co,
Liverpool - Drogheda, 1904 scrapped. |
901 |
The Goole Steam Shipping Company started passenger services in 1879. In 1905
they became part of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company. The Lancashire & Yorkshire
Railway Company was transferred in 1922 to the ownership of the London & North
Western Railway Company. In 1922 the L&NW Railway Company became part of
the London Midland & Scottish
Railway. Shipping interests were formed into the Associated Humber Lines in
1935.
Routes:
- Goole / Hull / Grimsby to Amsterdam / Antwerp / Dunkirk / Ghent / Flushing / Hamburg
/ Rotterdam.
Funnel:
1864-1935 - buff with broad red band
below black top.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Aire |
1886 |
1930 scrapped. |
698 |
| Alt |
1911 |
Hamburg service, 1946 Goole-Rotterdam, 1954
scrapped. |
1,004 |
| Calder |
1887 |
1931 scrapped. |
704 |
| Dearne |
1909 |
Hamburg service, 1914 seized by Germany, 1915 sunk
in North Sea. |
984 |
| Derwent |
1888 |
Rotterdam service, 1926 scrapped. |
830 |
| Don |
1892 |
Goole-Ghent, 1915 torpedoed and sunk in North Sea. |
939 |
| Hebble |
1891 |
Goole-Ghent, 1917 mined and sunk off Cap d'Antifer. |
904 |
| Hodder |
1910 |
Hamburg service, 1946 transferred to Holyhead-Dublin route,
1956 scrapped. |
1,016 |
| Irwell |
1906 |
1954 scrapped. |
1,040 |
| Mersey |
1906 |
Goole-Hull-Rotterdam, 1940 mined and sunk off Kent. |
1,037 |
| Nidd |
1900 |
Antwerp service, 1933 scrapped. |
996 |
| Ouse (1) |
1884 |
Goole - Rotterdam, 1909 sold to Russia, renamed
Goole Trader. |
763 |
| Ouse (2) |
1911 |
Hamburg service, 1940 sunk in collision with SS Rye
in convoy. |
1,004 |
| Ralph
Creyke |
1879 |
1908 sold to Ouse SS Co, Goole. |
634 |
| Rosa |
1875 |
1895 taken over with Humber SS Co,
1907 scrapped. |
462 |
| Rother |
1914 |
Copenhagen service, 1956 scrapped. |
986 |
| Rye |
1914 |
1918 torpedoed and sunk off Cap d'Antifer. |
986 |
| Wharfe |
1890 |
Rotterdam service, 1933 scrapped. |
914 |
The associated Humber Lines were formed in 1935 to manage the fleets of - Goole Steam
Shipping Company, Hull & Netherlands Steam Ship Company, London & North Eastern
Railway (Great Central section), London Midland & Scottish Railway (Goole services) and
Wilson's & NER Shipping Company (see Wilson Line).
Routes:
- Goole - Rotterdam / Amsterdam / Copenhagen / Bremen.
- Grimsby - Hamburg / Antwerp / Rotterdam.
- Hull - Amsterdam / Bremen / Hamburg / Antwerp / Rotterdam.
Funnel:
1935- as Goole but
with letters AHL in black on red band.
Fleet: - (additional to ships taken over with component companies)
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Bolton Abbey |
1958 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1972 sold to Greece, renamed Ionia
Express. |
2,740 |
| Byland Abbey |
1957 |
Goole-Copenhagen, 1965 transferred to Wilson
Line, 1968 renamed Angelo. |
1,370 |
| Fountains
Abbey |
1954 |
Goole / Hull - Amsterdam-Rotterdam / Antwerp /
Ghent, 1960 Hamburg / Bremen service, 1962 caught fire in
North Sea, abandoned and scrapped. |
1,197 |
| Kirkham
Abbey |
1956 |
Goole-Copenhagen, 1965 transferred to Wilson
Line, 1968 renamed Ariosto. |
1,372 |
| Melrose
Abbey |
1959 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1972 sold to Greece, renamed
Aegeon Express. |
2,741 |
| Whitby Abbey |
1954 |
Hull-Antwerp, 1968 sold to Philippines, renamed
West Leyte. |
1,197 |
In 1844 services were operated by the North Lancashire Steam Navigation Company between
Glasgow-Londonderry and Fleetwood-Belfast. They were taken over in 1870 and joint railway
services between Fleetwood and Belfast / Londonderry were operated by Lancashire & Yorkshire
and London & North Western Railway. In 1912 the Londonderry service ceased and in 1922, the
company became the London & North Western Railway. The company became part of the
London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923.
Funnel:
Lancs & Yorks & Northwestern joint - 1870-1923 Black with thin white band.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Duke of
Albany |
1907 |
Heysham-Belfast, 1916 torpedoed and sunk off
Scotland. |
2,259 |
| Duke of
Argyll |
1909 |
Fleetwood-Belfast, 1927 transferred to Angleterre -
Lorraine - Alsace Line, renamed Alsacien. |
2,052 |
| Duke of
Connaught |
1875 |
Fleetwood / Heysham-Belfast, 1893 scrapped. |
1,082 |
| Duke of
Connaught |
1902 |
Fleetwood-Belfast, 1930 transferred to Hull-Zeebrugge
service, 1934 scrapped. |
1,680 |
| Duke of
Cornwall |
1898 |
Fleetwood-Londonderry / Belfast, 1928 sold to Isle
of Man SP Co., renamed Rushen Castle. |
1,540 |
| Duke of
Cumberland |
1909 |
Fleetwood-Belfast, 1927 transferred to Angleterre -
Lorraine - Alsace Line, renamed Picard. |
2,052 |
| Duke of
Lancaster |
1895 |
Fleetwood / Heysham-Belfast, 1912 sold to Isle
of Man SP Co., renamed The Ramsey. |
1,520 |
| Duke of
York |
1894 |
Fleetwood / Heysham-Belfast, 1912 sold to Isle
of Man SP Co., renamed Peel Castle. |
1,473 |
| Earl of
Ulster |
1878 |
Fleetwood / Heysham-Belfast, 1894 sold to Harland &
Wolff. |
1,107 |
| Prince Arthur |
1864 |
ex- Sheffield, 1870 taken over from Liverpool &
Dublin SN Co. and renamed Prince Arthur, 1877 sold to T. Seed, Fleetwood. |
708 |
| Prince
Consort |
1844 |
Fleetwood-Ardrossan / Belfast, Glasgow-Londonderry,
1870 taken over from North Lancashire SN Co, 1883 scrapped. |
522 |
| Prince of
Wales |
1886 |
Fleetwood-Belfast / Londonderry, 1896 sold to Spain. |
1,429 |
| Princess of
Wales |
1870 |
Fleetwood-Belfast / Londonderry, 1896 scrapped. |
936 |
| Thomas
Dugdale |
1873 |
Fleetwood-Belfast / Londonderry, 1888 sold to Irish
National SS Co. |
1,000 |
The London & North Western Railway company commenced Holyhead-Dublin
services in 1860. In 1866 joint service Stranraer-Larne started with the
Caledonian Railway Company. Then, in 1873, Holyhead-Greenore service commenced.
The company became part of the London Midland & Scottish Railway in
1923 and in 1926, Greenore closed. For more information about the company,
visit the London and North Western
Railway Society web site.
Funnel:
London & North Western 1860-1923 buff, black top.
Fleet: - (excludes ships taken over in amalgamations)
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Admiral
Moorsum |
1860 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1885 sunk in collision. |
794 |
| Alexandra |
1863 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1889 sold to F. Schultze,
Rostock converted to a barque and renamed Elise Schultze. |
703 |
| Anglia |
1900 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1915 became hospital ship,
mined and sunk near Dover; loss of 105 lives. |
1,862 |
| Anglia |
1920 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1935 scrapped. |
3,460 |
| Arvonia |
|
see Cambria (1) |
|
| Banshee |
1884 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1906 scrapped. |
1,035 |
| Cambria (1) |
1897 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1920 renamed Arvonia. 1925 scrapped. |
1,842 |
| Cambria (2) |
1921 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1948
renamed Cambria II, 1949 scrapped. |
3,445 |
| Cambria II |
|
see Cambria (2) |
|
| Connemara |
1896 |
Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore, 1916 sank in collision
with SS Retriever in Carlingford Lough; loss of 86 lives. |
1,106 |
| Countess of
Erne |
1868 |
Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore, 1889 sold to Bristol
SN Co. |
825 |
| Curraghmore |
1919 |
1919 - 1930 Holyhead-Dublin /
Greenore, 1930 renamed Duke of Abercorn, Heysham-Belfast, 1935 scrapped. |
1,587 |
| Duchess of
Sutherland |
1869 |
Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore, 1908 scrapped. |
893 |
| Duke of Abercorn |
|
see Curraghmore. |
|
| Duke of
Sutherland |
1868 |
Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore, 1886 scrapped. |
853 |
| Earl Spencer |
1874 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1877 Holyhead-Greenore, 1896
scrapped. |
855 |
| Edith |
1870 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1875 sunk in collision with
Duchess of Sutherland, salvaged and used as cargo ship, 1912
scrapped. |
758 |
| Eleanor (1) |
1873 |
Holyhead-Greenore, 1881 wrecked near Kilkeel. |
917 |
| Eleanor (2) |
1881 |
Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore, 1902 scrapped. |
854 |
| Galtee More |
1898 |
Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore, 1921 cargo only, 1926
scrapped. |
1,112 |
| Greenore |
1912 |
Holyhead-Greenore / Dublin, 1926 scrapped. |
1,488 |
| Hibernia (1) |
1900 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1915 became HMS Tara,
torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean. |
1,862 |
| Hibernia (2) |
1920 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1948 renamed Hibernia II, 1949 scrapped. |
3,458 |
| Hibernia II |
|
see Hibernia (2) |
|
| Holyhead |
1883 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1883 sank in collision with
German sailing ship Alhambra off Anglesey. |
931 |
| Isabella |
1877 |
Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore, 1898 scrapped. |
855 |
| Lily |
1880 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1900 sold to Liverpool &
Douglas Steamers Ltd. |
1,035 |
| Menevia |
|
see Scotia (1) |
|
| North Wall |
1883 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1905 scrapped. |
931 |
| Rathmore |
1908 |
Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore, 1927 transferred to
Alsace - Lorraine - Angleterre Line, renamed Lorrain, Tilbury -
Dunkirk, 1932 scrapped. |
1,569 |
| Rose |
1876 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1894 scrapped after engine
breakdown. |
1,177 |
| Rosstrevor |
1895 |
Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore, 1926 scrapped. |
1,065 |
| Scotia (1) |
1902 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1914
requisitioned, 1917 returned to service, 1920 renamed Menevia, 1928 sold to
Isle of Man SP Co. |
1,872 |
| Scotia (2) |
1921 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1940 bombed and sunk at
Dunkirk; loss of 330+ lives. |
3,441 |
| Shamrock |
1876 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1899 scrapped. |
1,178 |
| Slieve Bawn |
1905 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1935 scrapped. |
1,061 |
| Slieve Bloom |
1907 |
Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore, 1918 sunk off
Anglesey in collision with US warship. |
1,166 |
| Slieve Donard |
1922 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1954 scrapped. |
1,116 |
| Slieve Gallion |
1908 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1937 scrapped. |
1,166 |
| Slievemore |
1904 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1932 scrapped. |
1,053 |
| Snowden |
1902 |
Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore, 1935 scrapped. |
1,021 |
| South Stack |
1900 |
Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore, 1931 scrapped. |
977 |
| Stanley |
1864 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1888 sold to Irish National
Steamboat Co. |
782 |
| Violet |
1880 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1902 sold to Liverpool &
Douglas Steamers Ltd. |
1,035 |
The Midland Railway Company started Heysham - Belfast sailings in 1904. In 1907 they took
over the fleet of the Barrow Steam Navigation Company. They in turn were taken over by the
London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923.
Funnel:
1904-1923 red funnel, white band below black top.
1923-1925 buff funnel, red
band below black top.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Antrim |
1904 |
Heysham-Belfast, 1928 sold to Isle
of Man SP Co.,
renamed Ramsey Town. |
2,100 |
| City of
Belfast |
1893 |
built in 1893 Barrow-Belfast, 1907 taken over with
Barrow SN Co, 1925 sold to Greece, renamed Nicolaos Togias. |
1,055 |
| Donegal |
1904 |
Heysham-Belfast, 1917 torpedoed and sunk in
English Channel while a hospital ship. |
1,997 |
| Duchess of Devonshire |
1897 |
1907 taken over with Barrow SN Co,
Barrow-Belfast, 1928 sold to Bland, Gibraltar, renamed Gibel
Dersa. |
1,265 |
| Londonderry |
1904 |
Heysham-Belfast, 1927 transferred to Angleterre -
Lorraine - Alsace Line, renamed Flamand, Tilbury - Dunkirk,
1936 scrapped. |
2,086 |
The Hull & Nederlands Steam Ship Company was formed in 1894 to run services between Hull
and Dutch ports. In 1908 they were taken over by the North Eastern Railway (NER). NER
became part of the London & North Eastern Railway in 1923. Shipping interests were managed
by Associated Humber Lines in 1935.
Funnel:
1845-1848 white, black
top.
1848- buff, black top.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Jervaulx
Abbey |
1908 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1936 sold to China renamed
Houlee. |
1,188 |
| Kirkham
Abbey |
1908 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1918 torpedoed and sunk in North
Sea. |
1,166 |
| Melrose
Abbey |
1929 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1958 renamed Melrose Abbey II, 1959 sold
to Greece, renamed Kriti. |
1,908 |
| Melrose Abbey II |
|
see Melrose Abbey. |
|
| Rievaulx
Abbey |
1907 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1916 mined and sunk off Hull. |
1,166 |
| Sea Gull |
1892 |
1894 transferred from Hull Steam
Packet Co, 1911 sold to Turkey, renamed Millet. |
817 |
| Selby Abbey |
|
see Swift. |
|
| Swallow |
1899 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1910 sold to Italy, renamed Roma. |
1,004 |
| Swan |
1899 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1910 sold to Holland, renamed
Minister Tak Van Poortvliet. |
1,106 |
| Swift |
1902 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1908 renamed Selby Abbey, 1913 sold to Gerhard & Hay,
Riga, renamed Triton. |
1,106 |
| Whitby
Abbey |
1907 |
Hull-Rotterdam, 1936 scrapped. |
1,188 |
Bailey & Leetham, Hull
see Bailey & Leetham
see Wilson Line.
The London & North Eastern Railway Company was formed 1923 by the amalgamation of the
Great Central Railway, Great Eastern Railway and the Great Northern Railway Companies. In
1948 the company became part of the British Transport Commission. The ships were taken over
by Stena Sealink in 1979.
Funnel:
1923-1948 buff,
black top.
Fleet: - excluding ships taken over by amalgamation.
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Amsterdam (1) |
1930 |
Harwich-Hook of Holland, 1941 sold to Ministry of
War Transport, 1944 mined and sunk off Normandy. |
4,220 |
| Amsterdam (2) |
1950 |
Harwich-Hook of Holland, 1969 sold to Bermuda,
renamed Fiorita. |
5,092 |
| Arnhem |
1947 |
Harwich-Hook of Holland, 1969 scrapped. |
4,891 |
| Avalon |
1963 |
Harwich-Hook of Holland, 1974 converted to car ferry
Fishguard-Rosslare, 1980 scrapped. |
6,584 |
| Cambridge
Ferry |
1963 |
Harwich-Zeebrugge, 1987 Dover-Dunkirk, 1992 sold to
Malta, renamed Ita Uno. |
3,294 |
| Essex Ferry |
1957 |
Harwich-Zeebrugge, 1983 scrapped. |
3,242 |
| Norfolk
Ferry |
1951 |
Harwich-Hook of Holland, 1967 Harwich-Dunkirk,
1983 scrapped. |
3,137 |
| Prague |
1930 |
Harwich-Hook of Holland, 1939-1945
requisitioned, 1947 burned out and sank while being refitted. |
4,220 |
| Speedlink Vanguard |
1973 |
ex- Stena Shipper, 1980 taken over from Stena Cargo Line
and renamed, Harwich-Zeebrugge, 1987 transferred to Cayman flag,
renamed Caribe Express. |
2,514 |
| St. Edmund |
1974 |
Harwich-Hook of Holland, 1982 troopship in Falklands
War, 1983 sold to Ministry of Defence. |
8,987 |
| St. George |
1968 |
Harwich-Hook of Holland, 1984 sold to Cyprus,
renamed Patra Express. |
7,356 |
| St. Nicholas |
1982 |
ex- Princessan Birgitta, 1991 taken over with Sessan Line,
and renamed, Harwich-Hook of Holland, 1991 renamed Stena Normandy, Southampton-Cherbourg,
1993 still
in service. |
17,043 |
| Stena
Normandy |
|
see St. Nicholas. |
|
| Suffolk
Ferry |
1947 |
Harwich-Zeebrugge, 1980 scrapped. |
3,314 |
| Vienna |
1929 |
Harwich-Hook of Holland, 1941 sold to Ministry of
War Transport became troopship. |
4,227 |
The London Midland & Scottish Railway was formed in 1923 by the amalgamation of the
Midland Railway Company, London & North Western Railway (including the Lancashire &
Yorkshire Railway), Caledonian Railwayl and the Glasgow & South Western
Railway. They became part of the British Transport Commission in 1948 and became
Sealink in 1979. In 1990 the fleet was sold and became Sealink Stena Line.
Funnel:
1923-1925 buff funnel with red band below black top.
1925-1948 buff, black
top.
Fleet: (excluding ships taken
over by amalgamation)
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Cambria |
1949 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1976 sold to Saudi Arabia,
renamed Altaif. |
4,972 |
| Duke of Argyll (1) |
1928 |
Heysham-Belfast, 1955 renamed Duke of Argyll II, 1956 scrapped. |
3,604 |
| Duke of Argyll (2) |
1956 |
1975 Heysham-Belfast, 1975 sold to Cyprus, renamed Neptunia. |
4,972 |
| Duke of Argyll II |
|
see Duke of Argyll (1) |
|
| Duke of Lancaster (1) |
1928 |
1955 Heysham-Belfast, 1955 renamed
Duke of Lancaster II, 1956 scrapped. |
3,608 |
| Duke of
Lancaster (2) |
1956 |
1979 Heysham-Belfast, 1979 sold to Empirewise, Liverpool. |
4,979 |
| Duke of Lancaster II |
|
see Duke of Lancaster (1) |
|
| Duke of Rothesay (1) |
1928 |
Heysham-Belfast, 1955 renamed Duke of Rothesay II, 1956
scrpped. |
3,606 |
| Duke of
Rothesay (2) |
1956 |
Heysham-Belfast, 1967 Fishguard-Rosslare, 1975 scrapped. |
4,780 |
| Duke of
Rothesay II |
|
see Duke of Rothesay (1) |
|
| Duke of York |
1935 |
Heysham-Belfast, 1942 became
HMS Duke of Wellington, 1945 reverted to Duke of York, 1948
Harwich-Hook of Holland, 1963 sold to Greece, renamed
Fantasia. |
3,743 |
| Earl Leofric |
|
see Holyhead Ferry I |
|
| Hibernia |
1949 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1976 sold to Greece, renamed
Express Apollon. |
4,973 |
| Holyhead
Ferry I |
1965 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1976 cross Channel
service renamed Earl Leofric, 1981 scrapped. |
3,879 |
| St. Columba |
1977 |
Holyhead-Dublin, 1991 renamed Stena Hibernia, 1993 still
in service. |
7,836 |
| Stena Hibernia |
|
see St. Columba. |
|
| Stena Sea
Lynx |
1993 |
catamaran, Holyhead-Dublin (110 minutes), still in
service. |
3,012 |
The Zeeland Steamship Company was formed in 1875 in Holland to operate a Flushing-Sheerness service. In 1911 the English terminal moved to Folkestone and in 1914 to Tilbury / Gravesend. The service was transferred to Harwich in 1927 and from Flushing to the Hook of
Holland in 1946. The company was acquired by Stena Line in 1989.
Funnel:
1875 black.
1876-1887 Dark yellow with thin black top.
1887-1915 buff with
normal black top.
1915-1919 Buff with broad red, white and blue bands
1920-1939,
1946-1989 black top added with touching red, white and blue bands narrowed.
1989 gold crown added to buff.
1990 white with very broad red band containing
white 'S'.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Aurora |
|
see Stad Middelburg. |
|
| Duitschland |
1886 |
Flushing-Queensborough, 1914 renamed
Zeeland, 1922 scrapped. |
1,653 |
| Engeland |
1887 |
Flushing-Queensborough, 1910 scrapped. |
1,648 |
| Koningin Beatrix |
1986 |
Harwich-Hook, 1993 still in service. |
31,189 |
| Koningin Emma |
1939 |
1940 became HMS Queen Emma, 1946 reverted to Koningin Emma,
Harwich-Hook, 1968 scrapped. |
4,135 |
| Koningin Juliana |
1967 |
Harwich-Hook, 1985 sold renamed Tromp. |
6,882 |
| Koningin Regentes |
1895 |
Flushing-Queensborough, 1918 torpedoed and sunk while hospital
ship. |
1,947 |
| Koningin Wilhelmina (1) |
1895 |
Flushing-Queensborough, 1916 mined and sunk. |
1,943 |
| Koningin Wilhelmina (2) |
1960 |
Harwich-Hook, 1978 sold to Greece, renamed Captain Constantinos. |
6,228 |
| Mecklenburg (1) |
1909 |
Flushing-Queensborough, 1911 Flushing-Folkestone, 1916 mined
and sunk. |
2,885 |
| Mecklenburg (2) |
1922 |
Flushing-Folkestone, 1927 Flushing-Harwich, 1946 Hook of
Holland-Harwich, 1960 scrapped. |
2,907 |
| Nederland |
1887 |
Flushing-Queensborough, 1910 scrapped. |
1,660 |
| Oranje Nassau |
1909 |
Flushing-Queensborough, 1911 Flushing-Folkestone, 1926 Flushing-Harwich,
1952 scrapped. |
2,885 |
| Prins Hendrik (1) |
1880 |
Flushing-Sheerness, 1902 scrapped. |
1,573 |
| Prins Hendrik (2) |
1895 |
Flushing-Queensborough, 1922 scrapped. |
1,945 |
| Prinses Beatrix (1) |
1939 |
Harwich-Hook, 1968 scrapped. |
4,135 |
| Prinses Beatrix (2) |
1974 |
Harwich-Hook, 1985 sold to Brittany Ferries, 1986 renamed
Duc De Normandie. |
9,355 |
| Prinses Elisabeth |
1878 |
Flushing-Sheerness, 1896 chartered to Germany renamed Prinzess
Elisabeth, 1898 sold to Sweden, as Prinses Elisabeth. |
1,545 |
| Prinses Juliana (1) |
1909 |
Flushing-Queensborough, 1911 Flushing-Folkestone, 1916 mined,
beached and wrecked near Folkestone. |
2,885 |
| Prinses Juliana (2) |
1920 |
Flushing-Folkestone, 1927 Flushing-Harwich, 1940 bombed
and sunk at Flushing. |
2,908 |
| Prinses Marie |
1877 |
Flushing-Sheerness, 1896 chartered to Germany renamed Prinzess
Marie, 1898 sold to Germany renamed Germania. |
1,566 |
| Stad Breda |
1863 |
ex- Snaefell, 1875 purchased from Isle
of Man SP Co. and
renamed, Flushing-Sheerness, 1888 scrapped. |
604 |
| Stad Vlissingen |
1865 |
ex- Northern, (American Civil War blockade runner), 1875
purchased and renamed, Flushing-Sheerness, 1879 wrecked Flushing. |
1,622 |
| Stad Middelburg |
1865 |
ex- Southern, (American Civil War blockade
runner), 1875 purchased and renamed Stad Middelburg, Flushing-Sheerness,
1881 renamed Aurora, 1889 scrapped. |
1,622 |
| Stena Seatrader |
1973 |
ex- Svea Link, 1988 taken over from Sweden and renamed,
1990 Harwich-Hook, 1993 still in service. |
6,621 |
| Stena Britannica |
1981 |
ex- Silvia Regina, 1990 taken over from Swedish Johnson
Line and renamed, 1991 Harwich-Hook, 1993 still in service. |
25,905 |
| Willem Prins Van Oranje |
1883 |
Flushing-Sheerness, 1909 scrapped. |
1,573 |
| Zeeland (1) |
|
see Duitschland. |
|
| Zeeland (2) |
1973 |
ex- Peter Wessel, 1984-85 chartered from Admiral Shipping,
Nassau and renamed , Harwich-Hook, 1985 returned to owners. |
6,801 |
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