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The Fleets
Feeders part 1 | Feeders
part 2 | Feeders part 3 | Feeders
part 4 | Transmigration via Britain
Feeder Lines - Part 3
The Caledonian Steam Packet Company operated between 1866-1869 with services between
Stranraer and Donaghadee / Belfast / Larne. The London & North Western Railway took over the
service in 1869.
Funnel:
1866-1923 Yellow
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Alice |
1857 |
ex- Confederate blockade runner, 1866
operated Stranraer - Ireland, 1869 sold to London & South
Western Railway Co. |
635 |
| Fannie |
1859 |
ex- Confederate blockade runner, 1866
operated Stranraer - Ireland, 1869 sold to London & South
Western Railway Co. |
699 |
Private railway company fleets were nationalised and came under the British Transport Commission in 1948.
Funnel:
Buff, black
top.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Caledonian Princess |
1961 |
Stranraer-Larne, Holyhead-Dublin, 1982 sold as leisure
centre at Gateshead. |
3,630 |
| Stena
Nordica |
1965 |
1966 chartered for Larne-Stranraer,
Ardrossan-Belfast, 1971 returned to Stena Line. |
2,607 |
The British Transport Ship Management (Scotland) Limited company was created in 1969 to
operate Stranraer-Larne passenger services.
Funnel:
Red funnel, black top with British Railways insignia on red
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Ailsa Princess |
1971 |
Stranraer-Larne, 1983 Weymouth-Cherbourg,
1985 renamed Earl Harold, 1990 sold to Bahamas (Greek registry) renamed
Dimitra. |
3,715 |
| Antrim
Princess |
1967 |
1969 transferred from Caledonian SP
Co, Stranraer-Larne, 1985 transferred to Isle of Man SP Co.,
renamed Tynwald. |
3,270 |
| Dalriada |
1971 |
ex- Stena Trader, 1971 chartered for Stranraer-Larne,
Heysham-Belfast and renamed Dalriada, 1980 reverted to Stena Line Stena
Trader. |
1,600 |
| Darnia |
1977 |
ex- Stena Topper, 1978 chartered for Stranraer-Larne
and renamed Darnia, 1991 sold to Sweden. |
2,807 |
| Earl Harold |
|
see Ailsa Princess. |
|
| Ulidia |
1971 |
ex- Stena Carrier, 1973 chartered for Stranraer-Larne
and renamed Ulidia, 1981 transferred to Greece, renamed Auto Trader. |
1,599 |
The North British Steam Packet Company commenced Silloth-Dublin services in 1862. Sailings
continued until 1868. The company also operated a Silloth-Liverpool feeder service.
Funnel:
1862-1902 Red Funnel, black top
1902-1923 Red funnel with broad white band
below black top.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Ariel |
1847 |
1862 purchased from J & G.Thomson,
Glasgow, Silloth-Dublin, 1868 sold to Horsfall, Liverpool and
converted to barque, then passed to Black Ball Line. |
207 |
| Waverley (1) |
1864 |
Silloth-Dublin, 1864 returned to builders as
unsatisfactory. |
564 |
| Waverley (2) |
1865 |
Silloth-Dublin, 1868 sold to London & South Western
Railway. |
593 |
The Larne and Stranraer Steamboat Company operated sailings from 1872 and became the
Portpatrick & Wigtownshire Joint Committee in 1890. The company became part of London
Midland & Scottish Railway in 1923.
Funnel:
1871-1890 Red, black top
1890-1923 Buff
1923-1964 Buff, black top.
1964-1994 Sealink, then Stena
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Princess Beatrice |
1875 |
Stranraer-Larne, 1904 scrapped. |
556 |
| Princess Louise |
1872 |
Stranraer-Larne, 1890 sold to D. MacBrayne & Co. |
497 |
| Princess Maud |
1904 |
Stranraer-Larne, 1932 scrapped after grounding. |
1,746 |
| Princess May |
1892 |
Stranraer-Larne, 1914-1919 taken
over by the Admiralty, 1921 scrapped. |
1,123 |
| Princess Victoria (1) |
1890 |
Stranraer-Larne, 1910 scrapped. |
1,096 |
| Princess Victoria (2) |
1912 |
Stranraer-Larne, 1914-1919
troopship, 1934 scrapped. |
1,678 |
The London Midland & Scottish Railway Company was formed in 1923 with the amalgamation
of the fleets of Caledonian Steam Packet Company, Glasgow & South Western Railway
Company, London Midland & Scottish Railway and London & North Western Railway Joint Committee. It became part of the British Transport Commission in 1948.
Funnel:
1923-1925 Buff with red band below black top.
1925-1950 Buff, black top.
Fleet: - (excludes ships taken over in amalgamation)
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Hampton Ferry |
1934 |
Dover-Dunkirk, Stranraer-Larne, 1939-1940 became HMS Hampton,
1969 sold to Bermuda, renamed Tre-Addur. |
2,839 |
| Princess Margaret |
1931 |
Stranraer-Larne, 1962 sold to Hong Kong,
renamed Macau. |
2,523 |
| Princess Maud |
1933 |
Stranraer-Larne, 1939-1945
trooping, 1965 sold to Cyprus, renamed Venus. |
2,886 |
| Princess Victoria (1) |
1939 |
1940 mined and sunk off River Humber; loss of 36 lives. |
2,197 |
| Princess Victoria (2) |
1946 |
Stranraer-Larne, 1953 capsized and sank in gale
in Irish Sea; loss of 134 lives. |
2,197 |
Sealink UK Limited was formed in 1979 to take over the remaining shipping
interests of British Railways. In 1984 they were sold to Sealink Containers
Limited.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Galloway Princess |
1980 |
Stranraer-Larne, 1991 renamed Stena
Galloway, 1994 still in service. |
6,506 |
| Stena Antrim |
|
see St. Christopher. |
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| Stena Galloway |
|
see Galloway Princess. |
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| St. Christopher |
1981 |
Dublin-Holyhead, Dover-Ostend, 1990
renamed Stena Antrim, Stranraer-Larne, 1994 still in service. |
7,399 |
| Stena Caledonia |
|
see St. David. |
|
| St. David |
1981 |
Dublin-Holyhead, Dover-Ostend, Stranraer-Larne, 1990 renamed
Stena Caledonia, 1994 still in service. |
7,196 |
Irish Railway Company
The Belfast & County Down Railway Company operated passenger sailings from 1893 between
Belfast and Larne. The company ceased to own steamers in 1918.
Funnel:
1893-1914 Yellow.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Bangor Castle |
1866 |
1893 purchased from J. Moore,
1894 sold to Plymouth Excursion SS Co. |
246 |
| Erin |
1864 |
1864-1893 Belfast-Larne for other
companies, 1893 purchased from Belfast, Bangor & Larne SB
Co, 1894 scrapped. |
259 |
| Erin's Isle |
1912 |
1915 requisitioned as minesweeper, 1918 scrapped. |
633 |
| Slieve Bearnagh |
1894 |
1912 sold to D & J. Nichol, Dundee. |
383 |
| Slieve Donard |
1893 |
Belfast-Larne, 1899 sold to P&A.Campbell. |
341 |
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