British Railways ships
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British Railways operated a number of ships from its formation in 1948 on a variety of routes. Many ships were acquired on nationalisation, and others were built for operation by British Railways or its later subsidiary, Sealink
Sealink
Sealink was a ferry company based in the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1984, operating services to France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Channel Islands, Isle of Wight and Ireland....

. Those ships capable of carrying rail vehicles were classed under TOPS
TOPS
Total Operations Processing System, or TOPS, is a computer system for managing the locomotives and rolling stock owned by a rail system...

 as Class 99
British Rail Class 99
The British Rail Class 99 was a fleet of 14 ferries, mostly owned by Sealink, which carried rail vehicles between Britain and mainland Europe. When British Rail implemented the TOPS system for managing their operating stock, these ships were incorporated into the system in order to circumvent some...

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Ships

Ship Launched Tonnage (GRT) TOPS number Notes and references
1910 - Built in 1910 for the Great Central Railway
Great Central Railway
The Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension . On 1 January 1923, it was grouped into the London and North Eastern...

. Passed to the London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...

 (LNER) in 1923. Requisitioned during the Second World War for use as a convoy rescue ship
Convoy rescue ship
During the Second World War purpose built convoy rescue ships accompanied some Atlantic convoys to rescue survivors from ships which had been attacked. Rescue ships were typically small freighters with passenger accommodations. Conversion to rescue service involved enlarging galley and food...

. Returned to LNER post-war and passed to British Railways in 1948. Served until 1950 when scrapped.
1970 6,177 - Built in 1970 for British Transport Ship Management (Scotland) Ltd., London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. In service for Sealink in 1971. Chartered
Bareboat charter
A bareboat charter is an arrangement for the chartering or hiring of a ship or boat, whereby no crew or provisions are included as part of the agreement; instead, the people who rent the vessel from the owner are responsible for taking care of such things....

 by the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....

 in 1982-83 for trials as a minelayer
Minelayer
Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines...

. Renamed Earl Harold in 1985. Chartered to British and Irish Steam Packet Company in 1989 and reflagged
Flag of convenience
The term flag of convenience describes the business practice of registering a merchant ship in a sovereign state different from that of the ship's owners, and flying that state's civil ensign on the ship. Ships are registered under flags of convenience to reduce operating costs or avoid the...

 to the Bahamas. Sold in 1989 to Aktoploiki Maritime, Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....

, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 and renamed Dimitra. Sold in 1984 to Agapitos Line, Piraeus and renamed Naias Express. Acquired in 2000 by Minoan Flying Dolphins and renamed Express Adonis. Transferred in 2005 to Hellenic Seaways, Piraeus and laid up pending sale. Sold in December 2005 to G Gupta, Rockford, Illinois
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, renamed New Caribbean Princess in 2006 and reflagged to Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

. Towed in February 2006 to Drapetsona
Drapetsona
Drapetsona is a suburb and a former municipality in the western part of Piraeus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Keratsini-Drapetsona, of which it is a municipal unit.-Geography:...

, Greece. Sold in April 2010 to Indian shipbreakers. Renamed New Cambay Prince for final journey.
1950 5,092 - Built in 1950 by John Brown & Company
John Brown & Company
John Brown and Company of Clydebank was a pre-eminent Scottish marine engineering and shipbuilding firm, responsible for building many notable and world-famous ships, such as the , the , the , the , the , and the...

, Clydebank
Clydebank
Clydebank is a town in West Dunbartonshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, Clydebank borders Dumbarton, the town with which it was combined to form West Dunbartonshire, as well as the town of Milngavie in East Dunbartonshire, and the Yoker and...

. Sold in 1969 to Chandris Line, converted to a cruise ship and renamed Fiorita. Laid up in 1978 and used from 1978 - 80 as an accommodation ship. Renamed Ariane II in 1980 and laid up until 1983. Served as an accommodation ship at Fethaye, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 until she capsized and sank in a storm on 27 January 1987.
1972 1,479 99 008 Train ferry built in 1972 by Trosvik Verksted, Brevik
Brevik
is a town in Telemark, Norway with an estimated population of 2,700. Brevik was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 , but was merged with Porsgrunn on January 1, 1964. Brevik is regarded one of the best preserved towns from the sailing ship era...

, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 for Stena Line. Sold in 1972 to Carpass Shipping Co Ltd, London. Chartered by British Rail in August 1972 and served until December 1980, when laid up for seven months at Dover before re-entering service. Sold in October 1981 to Covenant Shipping Inc, Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

. Reflagged to Greece and renamed Truck Trader. Laid up in Greece in September 1984. Sold three months later to South Pacific Navigation Ltd, Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 and renamed Sealink. Renamed Mirela in 1986, laid up that October at Piraeus. Sold in December 1986 to Cooperative de Transport Maritime et Aérien, Cap-aux-Meules, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 and renamed CTMA Voyager. In active service as of 2011.
1967 - Built by Hawthorn Leslie in 1967 for service on the Stranraer - Larne route. Suffered a serious engine fire at sea in December 1983. All passengers airlifted off. Chartered to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1985 and renamed Tynwald in 1986. Returned to Sealink in February 1990 and laid up awaiting sale. Sold to Linee Lauro and renamed Lauro Express. Renamed Giuseppe D'Abundo in 2004. Chartered by Di Maio Group, Italy in June 2005. Sold for scrap in November 2006 and seized by the company she had been sold to in December 2006. Renamed Stella and reflagged to Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....

. Scrapped in 2007 at Alang, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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1920 2,957 - Built in 1920 for the Great Eastern Railway. Passed to London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until scrapped in 1951.
1972 1,577 - Built in 1972 by Ankerløkken Verft AS, Oslo, Norway for Alander Frachtschiff GmbH, Hamburg, West Germany. Chartered from May 1973 - June 1974 by North Sea Ferries and renamed Norcliff. Renamed Anu when charter ended. Sold in June 1980 to Tejo Leasing Ltd, Sark
Sark
Sark is a small island in the Channel Islands in southwestern English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. It is a royal fief, geographically located in the Channel Islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population...

, Channel Islands. Chartered by Sealink from June - September 1980. Sold in September 1980 to Javelin Shipping Co, Jersey, Channel Islands and renamed Lune Bridge. Chartered by Sealink from October - December 1980. Renamed Lady Catherine in that month. Chartered from August 1981 - February 1982 by Span Lake Marine Inc, Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario approximately 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is now commonly referred to as the most...

, Canada and renamed Lake Ontario Span. Chartered from February 1982 - 1985 by the British Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....

, commissioned into the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian-manned fleet owned by the British Ministry of Defence. The RFA enables ships of the United Kingdom Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world. Its primary role is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel, ammunition and supplies, normally by replenishment...

 as RFA Sir Lamorak. Sold in January 1986 to Cenargo Navigation Ltd, Douglas, Isle of Man
Douglas, Isle of Man
right|thumb|250px|Douglas Promenade, which runs nearly the entire length of beachfront in Douglasright|thumb|250px|Sea terminal in DouglasDouglas is the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man, with a population of 26,218 people . It is located at the mouth of the River Douglas, and a sweeping...

 and renamed Merchant Trader. Sold in 1987 to Scout Shipping Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas and renamed Mols Trader, then registered to Bahamadifko LXII, Nassau, Bahamas and renamed Mads Mols. Chartered in 1989 to Mainland Market Deliveries, United Kingdom and renamed Pride of Portsmouth. Chartered in 1992 by Commodore Ferries Ltd, Guernsey and renamed Norman Commodore. Onboard fire on 11 December 1993. Damage not serious and the ship was repaired and returned to service. Sold in March 1994 to Clare Business Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. Sold in December 1995 to Rederi AB Lillgaard, Mariehamn, Finland and renamded Fjärdvägen. In service as of 2011.
1947 4,891 - Built in 1947 for the LNER. Acquired by British Railways in 1948 and served until 1968. Scrapped at Inverkeithing
Inverkeithing
Inverkeithing is a town and a royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, located on the Firth of Forth. According to population estimates , the town has a population of 5,265. The port town was given burgh status by King David I of Scotland in the 12th century and is situated about 9 miles north from...

 in June 1969.
1931 822 - Built in 1931 by D & W Henderson & Co, Glasgow, for the Southern Railway. Requisitioned by the Royal Navy during the Second World War for use as a troopship and later a recreation ship. Returned to Southern Railway in 1945 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1956 when scrapped at Ghent, Belgium.
1963 6,584 - Built in 1963 by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

. Served until 1980 when sold to Seafaith Navigation Co, Limassol
Limassol
Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...

, Cyprus and renamed Valon. Scrapped at Gadani Beach
Gadani Beach
Gadani Beach is a beach on the Arabian Sea located near the Hub River and Cape Monze in Gadani, Lasbela District, Balochistan, Pakistan.Gadani Beach is the location of Gadani ship-breaking yard, which is one of the world's largest ship-breaking yards....

, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 in January 1981.
1948 988 - Built in 1948 by William Denny & Brothers. Participated in the 1953 Coronation Review. served until 1984 when sold to Sea Containers Ltd, Bermuda. Laid up at Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...

 in 1986. Survey in 1992 found she was in a poor condition, planned refit did not take place and she was scrapped in 1994 by H G Pounds, Portsmouth.
1933 1,445 - Built in 1933 by William Denny & Brothers for SR. Requistioned by the Royal Navy in 1940 and returned to SR in 1945. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. Participated in the 1953 Commonwealth Fleet Review. Served until 1963 when sold to Rederi Ab Ålandsfärjan, Mariehamn, Finland and renamed Ålandsfärjan. Passed to Viking Line in 1966 and SF-Line Ab in 1970. Ran aground on 19 May 1972 at Söderarm
Söderarm
Söderarm is the name of a Swedish lighthouse station and its surrounding small archipelago in the west part of the sea of Åland. The light station is located on the island of Thorskär. This area, together with the tiny island of Tjärven north of Söderarm, marks the entrance for the shipping route...

. Declared a constructive total loss, scrapped in June 1972 at Helsingfors, Finland.
Brightlingsea 1925 51 - Built in 1925 for the London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...

. Served as a passenger ferry between Harwich
Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south...

 and Felixtowe. Passed in 1964 to Orwell & Harwich Navigation Co and then to he Felixstowe Dock & Railway Co in 1979. Sold to Harry Rodger in 1985 and served until 1996. In service as an excursion ship based at Harwich.
1949 2,875 - Ordered by the Southern Railway
Southern Railway (Great Britain)
The Southern Railway was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. It linked London with the Channel ports, South West England, South coast resorts and Kent...

 in 1947. Built by William Denny & Brothers in 1949. Sold to Jersey Lines in 1967 and renamed La Duchesse de Bretagne. Sold to Channel Island Services Ltd in 1969 and scrapped in 1970.
1933 1,520 - Built by William Denny & Brothers in 1933 for the Southern Railway. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. Sold in 1962 to the Viking Line
Viking Line
Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands, Sweden and Estonia. Viking Line shares are quoted on the Helsinki Stock Exchange...

 and renamed Ålandsfärjan. Ran aground off Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 in 1972 and damaged beyond economic repair. Scrapped at Salo, Finland
Salo, Finland
Salo is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

.
1973 761 - Built in 1973 by Robb Caledon Shipbuilders, Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

 for Passro Shipping Ltd, London. Operated by British Rail. Transferred in July 1984 to Passtruck Shipping Ltd, London. Transferred in November 1990 to Wightlink Ltd
Wightlink
Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.Their core routes are car ferries from Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Fishbourne...

, Portsmouth. Laid up in February 2009 at Marchwood
Marchwood
Marchwood is a village and civil parish located in Hampshire, United Kingdom. It lies between Totton and Hythe on the western shore of Southampton Water, next to the New Forest. The population of the village in the 2001 census was 5,586.-History:...

, Hampshire. Sold in March 2010 to shipbreakers in Esbjerg, Denmark.
1960 3,992 - Built in 1960 by J. Samuel White
J. Samuel White
J. Samuel White was a British shipbuilding firm based in Cowes, taking its name from John Samuel White . It came to prominence during the Victorian era...

, Cowes
Cowes
Cowes is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east Bank...

, Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...

. Served until 1980 when laid up in Newhaven and then sold to Superluck Enterprises Inc, Panama and renamed Aesarea. Laid up in Hong Kong in 1981. Driven ashore on 9 September 1983 during Typhoon Ellen but later refloated. Sold to the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 in 1984. Arrived at Kure
Kure
Kure can refer to:*KURE, a radio station in Ames, Iowa*Kure Software Koubou, Japanese video game development company*Kure, Hiroshima , a city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan**Kure Line, a rail line in the city...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 in April 1986 for conversion to hotel ship. Scrapped at Kure in June 1986.
1961 3,630 - Built in 1961 by William Denny and Brothers
William Denny and Brothers
William Denny and Brothers Limited, and often referred to simply as Denny, were a Scottish shipbuilding company.-History:The Company was founded by Peter Denny in 1840 and based in Dumbarton, on the River Clyde. Although the Denny yard was situated near the junction of the River Clyde and the River...

, Dumbarton for the Caledonian Steam Packet Company
Caledonian Steam Packet Company
The Caledonian Steam Packet Company provided a scheduled shipping service, carrying freight and passengers, on the west coast of Scotland. Formed in 1889 to complement the services of the Caledonian Railway, the company expanded by taking over rival ferry companies...

 although engine defects delayed her entry into service until 16 December 1961. Acquired by British Railways on 1 January 1963. Laid up at Newhaven, East Sussex
Newhaven, East Sussex
Newhaven is a town in the Lewes District of East Sussex in England. It lies at the mouth of the River Ouse, on the English Channel coast, and is a ferry port for services to France.-Origins:...

 in 1981 pending sale to Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

, but sale fell through due to an embargo on imports imposed by the Nigerian Government. Sold in 1982 to the Michael Quadrini Group. Renamed Tuxedo Princess in 1983, used as a floating leisure complex in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

. Renamed Caledonian Princess in 1996 and then renamed Tuxedo Princess again in 1988 and relocated to Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...

. Sold in 2008 and renamed Prince, towed to Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....

, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Scrapped in September 2008 in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

.
1948 4,972 - Built in 1948 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast. Served until 1975 then sold to Orri Navigation Company, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

 and renamed Al Taif, later renamed Altaif. Scrapped in 1981.
1963 3,061 99 004 Train Ferry built in 1963 by Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn. Collided with on 1 May 1987 at Dover. Repaired and returned to service. Sold in 1990 to Stena Line, Gothenburg, Sweden. Sold in 1992 to Sincomar, Valetta, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

 and renamed Ita Uno. Renamed Siri in 1993 and laid up at Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...

, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. Sold in May 2003 to Huzur Gemi Sokum Ltd, Aliağa
Aliaga
Aliaga can refer to:* Aliaga, Aragon, Spain* Aliağa, Turkey* the Filipino municipality of Aliaga, Nueva Ecija on Luzon* a family name, as in the case of the Peruvian writer Felipe Pardo y Aliaga...

, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 for scrapping.
1928 2,910 - Built in 1928 by William Denny & Brothers for the Southern Railway. Participated in the 1935 Jubilee Fleet Review at Spithead. Requisitioned in 1939 and converted to a troopship. Participated in Operation Dynamo and the rebuilt as a landing craft. Participated in Operation Overlord. Returned to Southern Railway in 1946 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1964, scrapped in 1965 at Willebroek
Willebroek
Willebroek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Blaasveld, Heindonk, Tisselt, Klein Willebroek and Willebroek proper. On January 1, 2006 Willebroek had a total population of 23,044...

, Belgium.
1973 761 - Built in 1973 by Robb Caledon Shipbuilders, Dundee for Passro Shipping Ltd, London. Operated by British Rail. Transferred in July 1984 to Passtruck Shipping Ltd, London. Transferred in November 1990 to Wightlink Ltd
Wightlink
Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.Their core routes are car ferries from Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Fishbourne...

, Portsmouth. Laid up in February 2009 at Marchwood
Marchwood
Marchwood is a village and civil parish located in Hampshire, United Kingdom. It lies between Totton and Hythe on the western shore of Southampton Water, next to the New Forest. The population of the village in the 2001 census was 5,586.-History:...

, Hampshire. Sold in 2010 to shipbreakers in Esbjerg, Denmark.
1973 761 - Built in 1973 by Robb Caledon Shipbuilders, Dundee for Passro Shipping Ltd, London. Operated by British Rail. Transferred in July 1984 to Passtruck Shipping Ltd, London. Transferred in November 1990 to Wightlink Ltd
Wightlink
Wightlink is a ferry company operating routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.Their core routes are car ferries from Lymington to Yarmouth and Portsmouth to Fishbourne...

, Portsmouth. Laid up in February 2009 at Marchwood
Marchwood
Marchwood is a village and civil parish located in Hampshire, United Kingdom. It lies between Totton and Hythe on the western shore of Southampton Water, next to the New Forest. The population of the village in the 2001 census was 5,586.-History:...

, Hampshire.
1961 2,455 - Built in 1961 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon
Troon
Troon is a town in South Ayrshire. It is situated on the west coast of Scotland, about eight miles north of Ayr and three miles northwest of Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. Lying across the Firth of Clyde, the Isle of Arran can be seen. Troon is also a port with freight and ferry services...

, Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...

 for the Atlantic Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London. Chartered by Sealink from January - March 1978. Sold in 1981 to Compania Armadora de Sudamerica, Panama and renamed Atlas I. Sold in 1987 to C Ventouris Sons Shipping Co, Piraeus, Greece and renamed Sifnos Express. Sold in 1995 to A K Ventouris, Piraeus and renamed Igoumenitsa Express. Sold in October 1998 to Orestes Seatrade Corp, Panama and renamed Orestes. Laid up in January 2000 at Bari, Italy. Scrapped in April 2007 at Aliağa, Turkey.
1973 1,647 99 012 Train ferry built in 1973 by Dubigeon-Normandie SA, Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

, France for SNCF, later operated by Sealink. On 25 January 1990, struck the pier at Dieppe, France in stormy weather, causing a 45 metres (147.6 ft) long gash below her waterline. Repaired and returned to service. Chartered to the French Government from December 1990 to June 1991, operated in support of the First Gulf War. Sold in November 1993 to Agapitos Line, Piraeus, Greece and renamed Express Santorini. Sold in November 1999 to Minoan Flying Dolphins, Piraeus. Withdrawn from service in July 2006 with machinery damage and laid up. Chartered to Atlanticoline in 2007. In service as of 2011.
1969 704 - Built in 1969 by Richards Shipbuilders, Lowestoft
Lowestoft
Lowestoft is a town in the English county of Suffolk. The town is on the North Sea coast and is the most easterly point of the United Kingdom. It is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and south-east of Norwich...

, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...

. Served until 1986 when laid up at Lymington
Lymington
Lymington is a port on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the South East Dorset conurbation, and faces Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink. The town...

, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

. Sold in 1989 to Open Leisure, plans to convert her to a paddle vessel not carred out, renamed Clemtyne. Sold in January 1990 to Transportes Fluvias do Sardo, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 and renamed Mira Praia. In active service as of 2011.
1971 1,599 - Built in 1971 by Bröderne Lothes Skibsværft, Hagesund, Norway as Stena Trailer for Stena Line, Gothenburg. Chartered by British Rail in June 1972 and renamed Dalriada. Chartered in 1980 to Townsend Thoresen and renamed Viking Trader. Chartered in July 1981 by Sealink, returned to Stena Line in October 1981 and renamed Stena Trader. Sold in 1981 to Finska Företagsfinans AB, Hangö, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. Transferred in 1984 to Oy Bore Line AB, Stockholm. Renamed Trader in November 1985 and then renamed Trailer before the year was out. Sold in 1986 to Bent Orla Jorgensen, Kalundborg
Kalundborg
Kalundborg is a city with a population of 16,434 in Kalundborg municipality in Denmark and the site of its municipal council. Kalundborg is on the main island Zealand, with Copenhagen, but opposite on the far western edge....

, Danmark. Laid up in Kalundborg in October 1990. Sold in August 1991 to Polska Skandynawia, Swinoujscie
Swinoujscie
Świnoujście is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. It is situated mainly on the islands of Uznam and Wolin, but also occupies smaller islands, of which the largest is Karsibór island, once part of Usedom, now separated by a Piast...

, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 and renamed Sarmacja. Sold in September 1992 to DIFKO, Denmark and renamed Wolin, remained under the Polish flag. Sold in September 1993 to PT Jemla Ferry, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 and renamed Mesuji. Renamed Lampung in 1994. Gutted by fire on 16 November 2004 on a voyage from Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...

 to Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...

. All 144 passengers and crew rescued.
1976 2,807 - Built in 1976 by Österreichische Sciffswerften AG, Korneuburg
Korneuburg
Korneuburg is a town in Austria. It is located in the state Lower Austria and is the administrative center of the district of Korneuburg. Korneuburg is situated on the left bank of the Danube, opposite the city of Klosterneuburg, and is 12 km northwest of Vienna...

, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 as Stena Topper for Stena Line, Gothenburg, Sweden. Sold in July 1977 to Barclay's Mercantile Industrial Finance Co Ltd, Stranraer
Stranraer
Stranraer is a town in the southwest of Scotland. It lies in the west of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire.Stranraer lies on the shores of Loch Ryan on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland...

, Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...

, Scotland. Refitted by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland and renamed Darnia. Chartered in August 1977 to British Rail. Registered in 1990 to Stena Line. Sold in September 1990 to Nordström & Thulin AB, Stockholm, Sweden. Renamed Nord Neptunus in Apri 1991. Sold in 1997 to New Neptune Shipping Co Ltd, Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

 and renamed Neptunia. Registered in 2000 to Neptunia Navigation Ltd, Valetta, Malta, then re-registered to Falcon Marfreight, Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...

. Laid up in Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France
Fort-de-France is the capital of France's Caribbean overseas department of Martinique. It is also one of the major cities in the Caribbean. Exports include sugar, rum, tinned fruit, and cacao.-Geography:...

, Martinique
Martinique
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...

 in November 2006 with engine defects. Sold in July 2007 to Turkish shipbreakers.
1924 2,294 (1924–47)
1,769 (1947–70)
- Built by William Denny & Brothers in 1924 for the Southern Railway. Participated in Operation Dynamo
Operation Dynamo
The Dunkirk evacuation, commonly known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, code-named Operation Dynamo by the British, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 26 May and the early hours of 3 June 1940, because the British, French and Belgian troops were...

 and Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings...

 during the Second World War. Rebuilt in 1947 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Withdrawn in 1958 and sold to Viking Line in 1959 and renamed Viking, serving until 1970. Scrapped in 1973 at Mariehamn, Finland.
1965 3,640 - Built in 1963 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Newcastle upon Tyne. Renamed Earl Siward in 1978. Laid up at Newhave in 1981 and sold later that year to Sol Ferries, Limassol, Cyprus and renamed Sol Express. Laid up in 1983 at Limassol. Sold in 1986 to Chanson Lines. Towed to Newcastle upon Tyne, arriving on 18 April, converted to a floating restaurant and renamed Tuxedo Royale. Moved to the Graythorpe Basin, Newcastle on 20 April 2006.
1956 4,797 - Built by William Denny & Brothers in 1956. Sold in 1975 to Libra Maritime and renamed Neptunia. Sold to Hellenic Maritime Lines in 1987 and renamed Corinthia. Sold to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 based owners in 1994 and renamed Faith Power. Renamed Fairy Princess in 1995 and then Zenith later that year. Caught fire and ran aground at Hong Kong in July 1995 and then scrapped.
1956 4,450 - Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1956. Sold in 1979 to Empirewise and beached at Mostyn
Mostyn
Mostyn is a small village in Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee, and located near the town of Holywell.Mostyn once served as a port from which ferries used to sail to Dublin on the Liverpool-Dublin route...

, Clwyd
Clwyd
Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east, bordering England with Cheshire to its east, Shropshire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Gwynedd to its immediate west and Powys to the south. It additionally shares a maritime border with the metropolitan county of...

 for use as a leisure centre and market. Later used as a warehouse. As of , the ship is derelict at Mostyn.
1956 4,797 - Built by William Denny & Brothers in 1956. Served until 1971 then laid up until 1975 when scrapped.
1966 4,018 - Built in 1966 by AB Öresundvarvet, Landskrona
Landskrona
Landskrona is a locality and the seat of Landskrona Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 28,670 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The city of Landskrona was founded at the location of Scania's best natural harbour, as a means of King Eric of Pomerania's anti-Hanseatic policy, intended to compete...

, Sweden for Rederi AB Svea, Stockholm. Chartered from August - September 1974 by British Rail. Laid up in October 1974 at Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...

, Sweden. Sold the next month to Lloyd's Leasing Ltd, London. Chartered to British Rail. Renamed Earl Godwin in 1975. Registered in 1979 to Sealink. Chartered in 1984 to Sea Containers Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda. Ran aground on 15 October 1985 off St Helier, Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...

. Laid up at Southampton in September 1988, then moved to Falmouth, Cornwall in October. Chartered to Mainland Market Deliveries, Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...

 in January 1989 for two months. Sold in March 1990 to Navigazione Arcipelago Maddalenino Spa, Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

, Italy and placed under the management of Moby Line, renamed Moby Baby. Registered to Moby Lines srl in 2001. In service as of 2011.
1973 4,477 - Built in 1973 by Jos L Meyer, Papenburg
Papenburg
Papenburg is a city in the district of Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated at the river Ems. It is known for its large shipyard, the Meyer-Werft, which specializes in building cruise liners.-Districts:...

, West Germany as Viking 4 for Rederi AB Sally
Rederi Ab Sally
Rederi Ab Sally was a Finnish shipping company founded in the 1937 by Algot Johansson. Originally a tanker operator, Sally became a dominant member of the Viking Line shipping consortium in the 1970s. The company met bad times in the 1980s and was bought by its rivals Effoa and Johnson Line in 1987...

, Mariehamn, Finland. Sold in April 1980 to Williams & Glyn's Industrial Leasing Ltd
Williams & Glyn's Bank
Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited was established in London in 1970, when the Royal Bank of Scotland merged its two subsidiaries in England and Wales, Williams Deacon's Bank Ltd. and Glyn, Mills & Co...

, London. Delivery scheduled for August. Renamed Earl Granville in August 1980, chartered to Sealink in September 1980 on a 10-year contract. Sold in September 1990 to Aegan Pelagos Naftiki Eteria, Piraeus, and renamed Express Olympia. Transferred in 1992 to Agapitos Express Ferries, Greece. Sold in November 1999 to Minoan Flying Dolphins, Piraeus. Laid up at Drapetsona in September 2004. Transferred in January 2005 to Hellenic Seaways. Sold to Indian shipbreakers in April 2005 and renamed Express O in June. Reflagged to Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...

 for voyage to Alang, India.
1965 3,879 - Built in 1965 by Hawthorne, Leslie as Holyhead Ferry I. Renamed Earl Leofric in September 1976. Served until 1980 when laid up at Newhaven. Scrapped in June 1981 at San Esteban de Pravia, Spain.
1964 3,670 - Built in 1964 by Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted AS, Tönsberg
Tönsberg
The Tönsberg is a hill ridge in the Teutoburg Forest that reaches a height of and lies in the district of Lippe near Oerlinghausen. Hermann's Way runs over the Tönsberg for about 3.5 km.- Points of interest :...

, Norway as Viking II for Otto Thoresen Shipping AS, Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, Norway. Sold in December 1979 to Lloyd's Leasing Ltd, London. Chartered to British Rail and renamed Earl William. Chequered service with several periods laid up and short periods in service in between after 1987 before being laid up at Milford Haven, Dyfed in July 1991. Sold in April 1992 to Ardonis Shipping Co Ltd, Valetta, Malta and renamed William. To Neptunus Lines in July 1992 and renamed Pearl William. Sold in April 1996 to P&L Ferries Shipping Co Ltd, Valetta and renamed Mar-Julia. Sold in 1997 to Lucky Shipping SA, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and renamed Cesme Stern. Arrest
Arrest
An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the purported investigation and prevention of crime and presenting into the criminal justice system or harm to oneself or others...

ed in Bari, Italy in July 1997. Sold in 2000 to Windward Lines, Kingstown and renamed Windward II, remained laid up at Bari until July 2001. Collided on 19 October 2003 with patrol vessel Nelson off Port of Spain
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...

, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

. Arrested at Port of Spain on 31 January 2004. Released on 30 April and chartered to Trinidad and Tobago Government. Laid up in September 2009 in the Gulf of Paria
Gulf of Paria
The Gulf of Paria is a shallow inland sea between the island of Trinidad and the east coast of Venezuela. This sheltered body of water is considered to be one of the best natural harbours on the Atlantic coast of the Americas...

. Sold in December 2006 to Treasure Queen Tours, rebuilt as a hotel ship and renamed Ocean Pearl. In service as a floating hotel at Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago as of 2011.
1917 2,683 - Built in 1917 as Train Ferry No.1 for use between Richborough
Richborough
Richborough is a settlement north of Sandwich on the east coast of the county of Kent, England. Richborough lies close to the Isle of Thanet....

 and Dunquerque. Laid up post-war and acquired by LNER in 1923. Requisitioned in 1940 by the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Princess Iris. Converted to a Landing Craft
Landing craft
Landing craft are boats and seagoing vessels used to convey a landing force from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Most renowned are those used to storm the beaches of Normandy, the Mediterranean, and many Pacific islands during WWII...

 carrier in 1941. Returned to LNER in 1946 and renamed Essex Ferry. Renamed Essex Ferry II in 1957 but scrapped later that year at Grays
Grays
Grays is the largest town in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex and one of the Thurrock's traditional parishes...

, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...

.
1956 3,242 99 003 Train and car ferry built in 1956 by John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Renfrewshire. Served until 1983 when sold for scrap. Stripped of superstructure to train deck level and renamed Essex Ferry Pontoon, used to assist in salvage of the capsized Alexander L. Keilland accommodation platform. Scrapped at Rainham, Kent.
1946 3,710 - Built in 1947 by William Denny & Brothers for the Southern Railway. Acquired in 1948 by British Railways. Served until 1974, scrapped in 1975 at Bilbao, Spain.
1947 489 - Built in 1947 by William Denny & Brothers for the Southern Railway. Completed in 1948, served until June 1981 when the opening of the Humber Bridge
Humber Bridge
The Humber Bridge, near Kingston upon Hull, England, is a 2,220 m single-span suspension bridge, which opened to traffic on 24 June 1981. It is the fifth-largest of its type in the world...

 meant the closure of the Humber Ferry. Sold to Western Ferries later that year but remained laid up at Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...

. Scrapped in 1984 in Hull.
1959 363 - Built in 1959 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
Ailsa Shipbuilding Company
-History:The company was founded in 1885 by the 3rd Marquess of Ailsa.In 1902 the Ailsa yard fitted out the polar exploration ship Scotia for the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902-04...

, Troon
Troon
Troon is a town in South Ayrshire. It is situated on the west coast of Scotland, about eight miles north of Ayr and three miles northwest of Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. Lying across the Firth of Clyde, the Isle of Arran can be seen. Troon is also a port with freight and ferry services...

 Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...

. Served until 1984 when sold to Pounds Marine Shipping Ltd, Tipnor, Hampshire and laid up at Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...

. Sold in 1985 to Western Ferries (Clyde) Ltd and renamed Sound of Seil. Sold in 1996 to S Evans & Sons, Widnes
Widnes
Widnes is an industrial town within the borough of Halton, in Cheshire, England, with an urban area population of 57,663 in 2004. It is located on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. Directly to the south across the Mersey is the town of Runcorn...

, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

. Scrapped in August 1997 at Garston, Merseyside
Garston, Merseyside
Garston is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is bordered by Aigburth, Allerton, and Speke.-History:Gaerstun, meaning 'grazing settlement' or 'grazing farm' in Old English, is one possible root of the name....

.
1961 293 - Built in 1961 by Philip & Son Ltd, Dartmouth, Devon
Dartmouth, Devon
Dartmouth is a town and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is a tourist destination set on the banks of the estuary of the River Dart, which is a long narrow tidal ria that runs inland as far as Totnes...

. Served until 1984 then sold to H G Pounds Marine Shipping Ltd, Portsmouth. Sold to Seagull Marine Ltd, Famagusta
Famagusta
Famagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and is capital of the Famagusta District. It is located east of Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island.-Name:...

, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

 and renamed Kibris I. Suffered engine failure on 5 February 1985 and driven ashore at Morphu Bay, Cyprus. The ship broke up and sank.
1965 5,956 - Built in 1965 by I C H Holland, Schiedam
Schiedam
Schiedam is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area. The city is located west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen and south of Delft...

, Netherlands for Townsend European Ferries. Chartered by Sealink from May - June 1980 and again from June - July 1981. Sold in October 1982 to Navigazione Arcipelago Maddalenino, Naples and renamed Moby Blu. Registered in 2001 to Moby Lines, Cagliari. Laid up at Cagliari in July 2001. Sold in July 2003 to Indian Shipbreakers. Reflagged to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and renamed Moby B. Arrived at Alang on 15 December 2004 for breaking.
1979 6,630 - Built in 1979 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast for IBOS Finance Ltd, chartered by Sealink. Registered in July 1984 to Sea Containers Ltd. Registered in May 1990 to Stena Line and renamed Stena Galloway in February 1991. Sold in 2002 to International Maritime Transport Corporation, Morocco and renamed Le Rif. Onboard fire on 22 April 2008 at Algeciras
Algeciras
Algeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, and is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar . Port of Algeciras is one of the largest ports in Europe and in the world in three categories: container,...

, Spain.
1933 1,659 - Built in 1933 by Cammell, Laird & Co
Cammell Laird
Cammell Laird, one of the most famous names in British shipbuilding during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, came about following the merger of Laird, Son & Co. of Birkenhead and Johnson Cammell & Co. of Sheffield at the turn of the twentieth century.- Founding of the business :The Company...

 for the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...

. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. Converted to carry freight only in 1959. Laid up in 1966 and scrapped in 1967.
1934 2,839 - Train ferry built in 1934 for the Southern Railway. Requisitioned by the Royal Navy during the Second Work War and renamed HMS Hampton. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. Sold in 1969 to Claxton Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda
Hamilton, Bermuda
Hamilton is the capital of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It is the territory's financial centre and a major port and tourist destination.-Geography:...

 and renamed Tre Arddur. Laid up at Piraeus, Greece in 1971 Scrapped at Valencia, Spain in 1973.
1972 5,596 - Built in 1972 by Arsenal de la Marine National Française, Brest, France
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...

. Collided on 10 January 19890 with in the English Channel. Driven ashore at Folkestone
Folkestone
Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its...

, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...

 on 16 October 1987
Great Storm of 1987
The Great Storm of 1987 occurred on the night of 15/16 October 1987, when an unusually strong weather system caused winds to hit much of southern England and northern France...

. Transferred to Stenal Line in 1990, renamed Stena Hengist in 1991. Sold in March 1993 to Flanmare Shipping Inc, Piraeus and renamed Romilda. Sold in April 1994 to Ventouris Sea Lines, Piraeus and renamed Apollo Express 2. Laid up in October 1995 at Piraeus due to owners financial troubles. Sold in September 1996 to Milos Naftiki Eteria, Piraeus. Renamed Panagia Ekatondapaliani. Sold in November 1999 to Minoan Flying Dolphins, Piraeus and renamed Express Artemis. Renamed Panagia Ekatondapaliani in June 2001 at the request of the Archibishop of Paros. Sold in April 2004 to Vaggelis Ventouris, Piraeus. In active service as of 2011.
1949 4,973 - Built in 1949, served until 1976 when sold to Agapitos Bros, Piraeus, Greece and renamed Apollon Express. Laid up at Piraeus until 1980 when sold for scrapping. Scrapped in 1981 at Darukhana, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.
1965 3,879 - Built in 1965 by Hawthorne, Leslie. Renamed Earl Leofric in September 1976. Served until 1980 when laid up at Newhaven. Scrapped in June 1981 at San Esteban de Pravia, Spain.
1972 5,590 - Built in 1972 by Arsenal de la Marine National Française, Brest. Collided with at Calais. To Stenal Line in April 1990, renamed Stena Horsa. Laid up in January 1955 at Milford Haven
Milford Haven
Milford Haven is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, a natural harbour used as a port since the Middle Ages. The town was founded in 1790 on the north side of the Waterway, from which it takes its name...

, Dyfed
Dyfed
Dyfed is a preserved county of Wales. It was created on 1 April 1974 under the terms of the Local Government Act 1972, and covered approximately the same geographic extent as the ancient Principality of Deheubarth, although excluding the Gower Peninsula and the area west of the River Tawe...

. Sold the next month to Flanmare Shipping Inc, Piraeus and renamed Penelope A. Sold in November 1999 to Minoan Flying Dolphins, Piraeus and renamed Express Penelope. Sold in January 2004 to Mimis Agoudimos, Greece and renamed Penelope A. Collided on 5 December 2004 with at Rafina
Rafina
Rafina is a town located on the eastern coast of Attica in Greece. It has a population of 10,701 inhabitants . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rafina-Pikermi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.-Geography:Rafina lies east of the Penteli mountains and...

, Greece. In active service as of 2011.
1972 1,565 - Built in 1972 by Ankerløkken Verft Florø AS, Florø
Florø
is a town and the administrative centre of Flora municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is also a former municipality that existed for just over 100 years. The town was founded on the Florelandet island between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden by royal decree in 1860. In...

, Norway for Alander Frachtschiff OY, Mariehamn, Finland. Flagged to West Germany. Sold in 1978 to Tagus Leasing Ltd, St Helier, Jersey. Chartered to Sealink from June - September 1979. Sold in 1980 to Parang Shipping Ltd, Jersey and renamed Lagan Bridge. Chartered to Sealink in 1980. Sold in December 1980 to Clydedock Engineering, Liverpool and renamed Lady Thone. Sold in 1983 to Cenargo Ltd, and renamed Merchant Navigator. Sold in October 1985 to Commonwealth Shipping Co, Panama and renamed Canadas Tomorrow. Sold in 1990 to KS Geomaster and renamed Geomaster. Soldin 1996 to James Fisher & Sons Plc, Barron in Furness, Cumbria and rebuilt as a cable-laying ship. Sold later that year to the United Arab Emirates Telephone Corporation Ltd and renamed Umm Al Anber. In service as of 2011.
1939 4,220 99 010 Train ferry built in 1939 for the Southern Railway. Requisitioned on completion in 1940 by the Admiralty
Admiralty
The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the Kingdom of England, and later in the United Kingdom, responsible for the command of the Royal Navy...

. Converted to a Landing Ship, Infantry
Landing Ship, Infantry
Landing Ship, Infantry was a British term for a type of ship used to transport infantry in amphibious warfare during the Second World War...

 and renamed HMS Invicta. To Southern Railway in 1945 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1972 when scrapped at Brugge
Brügge
Brügge is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.Its small church and market square are noted for their beauty....

, Belgium.
1929 2,143 - Built in 1929 by William Denny & Brothers for the Southern Railway. Requisitioned in 1939 by the Royal Navy and converted to a hospital ship. Participated in Operation Dynamo and Operation Overlord. Returnet to Southern Railway in 1945 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1961 when scrapped at Ghent, Belgium.
1930 2,143 - Built in 1930 by William Denny & Brothers for the Southern Railway. Participated in the 1935 Jubilee Review at Spithead. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1960 when sold to Mohammed Senussi Giaber, Tripoli
Tripoli
Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...

, Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

 and renamed Lidba. Served until 1963 when scrapped at La Spezia
La Spezia
La Spezia , at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the Liguria region of northern Italy, is the capital city of the province of La Spezia. Located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea, it is one of the main Italian military and commercial harbours and hosts one of Italy's biggest military...

, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

.
1932 2,211 - Built in 1932 by William Denny & Brothers for the Southern Railway. Participated in the 1935 Jubilee Review at Spithead. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1960, scrapped in 1961 at Ghent, Belgium.
1925 2,701 - Built in 1925 by William Denny & Brothers for the Southern Railway. Requisitioned in 1940 by the Royal Navy for use as a hospital ship
Hospital ship
A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility or hospital; most are operated by the military forces of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones....

 and renamed HMS Hospital Ship No.22. Returned to Southern Railway in 1946 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1963, scrapped at Blyth, Northumberland
Blyth, Northumberland
Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres  northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...

 in 1964.
- Participated in the rescue of passengers from on 9 August 1953.
1972 1,565 - Built in 1972 by Ankerløkken Verft Florø AS, Florø
Florø
is a town and the administrative centre of Flora municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is also a former municipality that existed for just over 100 years. The town was founded on the Florelandet island between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden by royal decree in 1860. In...

, Norway for Alander Frachtschiff OY, Mariehamn, Finland. Flagged to West Germany. Sold in 1978 to Tagus Leasing Ltd, St Helier, Jersey. Chartered to Sealink from June - September 1979. Sold in 1980 to Parang Shipping Ltd, Jersey and renamed Lagan Bridge. Chartered to Sealink in 1980. Sold in December 1980 to Clydedock Engineering, Liverpool and renamed Lady Thone. Sold in 1983 to Cenargo Ltd, and renamed Merchant Navigator. Sold in October 1985 to Commonwealth Shipping Co, Panama and renamed Canadas Tomorrow. Sold in 1990 to KS Geomaster and renamed Geomaster. Soldin 1996 to James Fisher & Sons Plc, Barron in Furness, Cumbria and rebuilt as a cable-laying ship. Sold later that year to the United Arab Emirates Telephone Corporation Ltd and renamed Umm Al Anber. In service as of 2011.
1914 1,384 - Built in 1914 by SA Cockerill-Ougee
John Cockerill (company)
The John Cockerill Company was a Belgian iron, steel and manufacturing company based in Seraing in the region of Liege, founded by the British industrialist family fathered by William Cockerill....

, Hoboken, Antwerp, Belgium as Ville de Liège for Regie voor Maritiem Transport
Regie voor Maritiem Transport
Regie voor Maritiem Transport was the Belgian state-owned ferry service and operated ferries on the Ostend-Dover route under the name Oostende Lines. For the last few years until its demise in February 1997, the ferries from Ostend went to Ramsgate instead of Dover, in partnership with Sally Line...

, Ostend
Ostend
Ostend  is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke , Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast....

. Converted in 1917 to a hospital ship. Returned to Revie voor Maritiem Tranport in 1917. On 11 February 1929 ran aground at Dover and sank. Refloated, repaired and returned to service. Renamed London-Istanbul in 1936. Chartered by British Railways from July 1949 to September 1950 when boiler defects put her out of service. Scrapped in 1951 in Antwerp.
1951 3,333 - Built in 1951 by William Denny & Bros. Collided on 7 July 1956 with French ship and was damaged at the stern. Collided with the quayside on 2 August 1975 at Calais, repaired by Harland & Wolff, London. Laid up in 1972 at Newhaven. Returned to service in May 1974. Collided in January 1975 with at Calais. Laid up in September 1979 at Newhaven. Sold in November 1979 to Ahmed Mohamed Baaboud, Jeddah
Jeddah
Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...

, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

 and renamed Al Zaher. Scrapped in April 1975 by Karim Shipbreaking Industries, Gadani Beach
Gadani Beach
Gadani Beach is a beach on the Arabian Sea located near the Hub River and Cape Monze in Gadani, Lasbela District, Balochistan, Pakistan.Gadani Beach is the location of Gadani ship-breaking yard, which is one of the world's largest ship-breaking yards....

, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

.
1972 1,577 - Built in 1972 by Ankerløkken Verft AS, Oslo, Norway for Alander Frachtschiff GmbH, Hamburg, West Germany. Chartered from May 1973 - June 1974 by North Sea Ferries and renamed Norcliff. Renamed Anu when charter ended. Sold in June 1980 to Tejo Leasing Ltd, Sark, Channel Islands. Chartered by Sealink from June - September 1980. Sold in September 1980 to Javelin Shipping Co, Jersey, Channel Islands and renamed Lune Bridge. Chartered by Sealink from October - December 1980. Renamed Lady Catherine in that month. Chartered from August 1981 - February 1982 by Span Lake Marine Inc, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and renamed Lake Ontario Span. Chartered from February 1982 - 1985 by the British Ministry of Defence, commissioned into the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as RFA Sir Lamorak. Sold in January 1986 to Cenargo Navigation Ltd, Douglas, Isle of Man and renamed Merchant Trader. Sold in 1987 to Scout Shipping Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas and renamed Mols Trader, then registered to Bahamadifko LXII, Nassau, Bahamas and renamed Mads Mols. Chartered in 1989 to Mainland Market Deliveries, United Kingdom and renamed Pride of Portsmouth. Chartered in 1992 by Commodore Ferries Ltd, Guernsey and renamed Norman Commodore. Onboard fire on 11 December 1993. Damage not serious and the ship was repaired and returned to service. Sold in March 1994 to Clare Business Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. Sold in December 1995 to Rederi AB Lillgaard, Mariehamn, Finland and renamded Fjärdvägen. In service as of 2011.
1914 1,018 - Built in 1914 for the Great Central Railway. Passed to LNER in 1923. Acquired by British Railways in 1948 and served until scrappd in 1958.
1955 3,920 - Built in 1955 by William Denny & Bros. Served until 1981 when laid up at Newhaven. Scrapped in 1982 at San Esteban de Pravia, Spain.
1949 3,776 - Built in 1949 by William Denny & Brothers. Served until 1975 when laid up at Newhaven. Damaged when hit by another ship, scrapped at San Esteban de Pravia, Spain.
1921 2,969 - Built in 1921 for the Great Eastern Railway. Passed to LNER in 1923 and served until laid up in 1945. Acquired by British Railways in 1948 and scrapped that year.
1951 3,157 99 002 Train ferry built in 1951 by John Brown & Co. Served until 1981 then laid up in the Blackwater estuary
River Blackwater, Essex
The River Blackwater is a river in England. It rises in the northwest of Essex as the River Pant and flows to Bocking, near Braintree, from where its name changes to the Blackwater. Its course takes it near Stisted, and then via Bradwell Juxta Coggeshall and Coggeshall and near Witham where it is...

. Scrapped in 1983 in Vianen, Netherlands.
1952 3,543 - Built in 1952 by William Denny & Brothers. Served until April 1968 when transferred to SNCF
SNCF
The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...

, France. Transferred back to British Rail in October 1968. Sold in April 1973 to SNCF then bought back in October 1973. Damaged on 9 July 1974 in a collision in Dover Harbour. Repaired and returned to service but laid up in 1975 at Newhaven. Returned to service in July 1976 but again laid up in May 1978 at Newhaven. Sale in June 1978 to Red Sea Ferries, Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

 intended but not proceeded with. Arrived at Gijon
Gijón
Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...

, Spain in December 1978 for scrapping.
1971 1,950 - Built in 1971 by Kristiansands Mekaniske Verksted AS, Kristiansand, Norway as Holmia for AB Siljarederiet OY, Åbo
Abo
Abo may refer to:* ABO blood group system, a human blood type and blood group system** ABO , enzyme encoded by the ABO gene that determines the ABO blood group of an individual* Abo of Tiflis , an Arab East Orthodox Catholic saint...

, Finland. Sold in February 1973 to International Chartering Corporation, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 and renamed ADS Meteor. Registered in 1974 to Reederei und Schiffsfahrts GmbH KG, Singapore. Sold in February 1975 to P&O Ferries and renamed Penda. Chartered by Sealink from January - April 1980. Renamed NF Jaguar in June 1980. Sold in December 1981 to James Fisher and Sons Plc, Barrow in Furness and chartered to Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IOMSPCo). Renamed Peveril in 1983. Sold to IOMSPCo in December 1992. Sold in September 2000 to Marine Express Inc, Panama and renamed Caribbean Express and laid up at Santander, Spain. Sold in January 2003 to Cadre Shipping Phnom Pehn, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

 and renamed Express. Sold in 2009 to Indian shipbreakers.
1970 3,633 - Built in 1970 by Krögerwerft, Rendsburgt, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 as Isartal for Transanglia Schiffahrts GmbH, Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

. Renamed Antwerpen in November 1973. To Rollonoff Shipping, London in 1974 and renamed Preseli. Chartered to British Rail. Sold in November 1974 to P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries is the current name for the amalgamation of a range of ferry services that operated from the United Kingdom to Ireland and Continental Europe...

, remaining on charter to British Rail. Registered in December 1976 to Belfast Steamship Co, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 Charter to British Rail ended in April 1977. Renamed Pointer in June 1977. Registered in 1978 to P&O Ferries then registered in December 1984 to POETS Fleet Management Ltd. Sold in December 1985 to Sea Malta Co Ltd, Valetta, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

 and renamed Zebbug. Laid up in December 2005 at Valetta. Sold in 2006 to Fehun Shipping Co Ltd, Valetta and renamed Fehim Bey. In service as of 2011.
1971 5,694 - Built in 1971 by Aalborg Værft AS, Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....

, Denmark for Rederi AB Göteborg-Frederikshavn Linjen AB, Gothenburg, Sweden. Registered in February 1982 to Stena Line, Gothenburg. Chartered from July - August 1981 to Sealink. Transferred in March 1983 to Varberg-Grenå Linjen AB, Varberg
Varberg
Varberg is a locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 26,041 inhabitants in 2005.Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their 'typical west coast' sandy beaches. In Varberg the coast changes from wide sandy beaches to rocky terrain that continues north into...

, Sweden and renamed Europafärjan. Registered in 1985 to Lion Ferry AB, Grenå
Grenå
Grenaa or Grenå is a town in central Denmark with a population of 14,308 . The town centre is about 2 km west of the east coast of the Djursland peninsula in Jutland's Region Midtjylland...

, Sweden and renamed Europafärjan II. Renamed Lion Princess in March 1987. Sold in December 1993 to Scandi Lines AS, Sandefjord
Sandefjord
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sandefjord. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838...

, Norway and renamed Bohus. In April 1984 Bohus collided with off Tjøme
Tjøme
Tjøme is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tjøme. The parish of Tjømø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .-Name:...

, Norway. Repaired and returned to service. Registered in January 1999 to Color Line AS, Oslo, Norway. In service as of 2011.
1925 769 - Built in 1925 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson for the Great Western Railway. Requisitioned in 1939 by the Admiralty, participated in Operation Dynamo. Returned to GWR in 1945 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1965 when scrapped ain Belgium.
1972 4,694 99 013 Train ferry built in 1972 by Cantieri Navali di Pietra Ligure, Pietra Ligure
Pietra Ligure
Pietra Ligure is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km southwest of Genoa and about 20 km southwest of Savona...

, Italy for Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace (ALA), Dunquerque, France but not completed until 1975 due to bankruptcy of shipyard. ALA acquired by British Rail in March 1977. Collided with on 1 May 1987. Repaired and returned to service. Renamed Channel Entente in May 1989. Sold in February 1990 to Vessel Holdings Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas and then later that month to IOMSPCo. Renamed King Orry in December 1990. Reflagged to Isle of Man in February 1995. Sold in October 1998 to Moby Lines Srl, Naples, Italy and renamed Moby Love. Renamed Moby Love 2 in 1998 and reverted to Moby Lovey in 2002. In active service as of 2011.
1951 3,094 99 011 Train ferry built in 1951 by Helsingor Skibsvaerft og Maskinbyggeri AS, Helsingor, Denmark for SNCF. From January 1976 operated by Sealink. Collided with Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...

n bulk carrier off Calais with two people killed and four injured. Sold in July 1988 to Triton Ship Delivery, London and renamed Germain. Scrapped in August 1988 at Alang, India.
1960 4,174 - Built in 1960 by J. Samuel White, Cowes. Served until 1978 when sold to Supersave Supermarkets (Midland) Ltd and renamed Aquamart. Laid up in August 1978 in London. Sold in December 1978 to Grecian Fertility Inc, Greece. Renamed Golden Star in 1979. Sold in 1981 to Find Establishment, Jeddah
Jeddah
Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...

, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

. Renamed Saudi Golden Star. Scrapped in February 1987 at Gadani Beach
Gadani Beach
Gadani Beach is a beach on the Arabian Sea located near the Hub River and Cape Monze in Gadani, Lasbela District, Balochistan, Pakistan.Gadani Beach is the location of Gadani ship-breaking yard, which is one of the world's largest ship-breaking yards....

, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

.
1972 5,131 - Built in 1972 by Arsenal de la Marine National Française, Brest. Participated in the 1977 Silver Jublilee Fleet Review. Sold in January 1985 to SNCF-owned Overseas Equipment Co Ltd., Dieppe. Sold in November 1987 to Ventouris & Sons Shipping Co, Piraeus and renamed Apollo Express. Renamed Apollo Express 1 in 1993. Sold in August 1996 to Agapitos Express Lines, Piraeus and renamed Express Apollon. Sold in November 1999 to Minoan Flying Dolphins, Piraeus. Ran aground on 28 December 2003 at Serifos
Serifos
Serifos is a Greek island municipality in the Aegean Sea, located in the western Cyclades, south of Kythnos and northwest of Sifnos. It is part of the Milos peripheral unit. The area is 75.207 km² and the population was 1,414 at the 2001 census. It is located about ESE of Piraeus...

, Greece, subsequently laid up at Drapetsona. Transferred to Hellenic Seaways in January 2005, returned to service in June. Laid up at Piraeus in January 2006. Sold in November to a Mr Arkoumanis. Seized by her owner on 31 January 2007 and registered to Apollonas Maritime SA, Kingstown
Kingstown
Kingstown is the chief port of Saint Vincent, and the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 25,418 Kingstown is a centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists...

, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and renamed Apollon. Laid up in September 2007 at Igoumenitsa
Igoumenitsa
Igoumenitsa , is a coastal city in northwestern Greece. It is the capital of the regional unit Thesprotia. Its original ancient name used to be Titani....

, Greece. Returned to service in July 2008. Withdrawn from service in August 2010 due to engine defects, laid up at Salamis
Salamis Island
Salamis , is the largest Greek island in the Saronic Gulf, about 1 nautical mile off-coast from Piraeus and about 16 km west of Athens. The chief city, Salamina , lies in the west-facing core of the crescent on Salamis Bay, which opens into the Saronic Gulf...

, Greece. Scrapped at Aliağa, Turkey in October 2010.
1951 833 - Built in 1951 by William Denny & Brothers. Served until 1980 then sold to Waverley Steam Navigation Co, Portsmouth. Sold in 1981 to Firth of Clyde Steam Packet Co and renamed Prince Ivanhoe. Sank on 3 August 1981 after striking a rock in Port Eynon Bay, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. One of the 800 passengers was killed.
1935 2,939 99 009 Train Ferry built in 1935 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson
Swan Hunter
Swan Hunter, formerly known as "Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson", was one of the best known shipbuilding companies in the world. Based in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, the company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century — most famously, the RMS Mauretania which...

, Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

 for the Southern Railway. Requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1939 and renamed HMS Shepperton. Returned to Southern Railway in 1945 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1972 when scrapped at Bilbao
Bilbao
Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...

, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

.
1973 2,638 (1973–76)
3,514 (since 1976)
99 005 Built in 1973 by A Vuyk & Zonen's Scheepswerven, Cappelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands as Stena Shipper for Stena AB, Gothenburg. Chartered in September 1973 to Union Steamship Co of New Zealand
Union Company
The Union Company, Union Steam Ship Company , or Union Line was started in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1875, when it was floated by James Mills, who had been clerk to Johnny Jones and his Harbour Steam Company....

 and renamed Union Wellington. Extended by 32 metres (105 ft) in 1976 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...

, West Germany. Chartered to Arghiris Line, Piraeus, and renamed Alpha Express. Transferred in January 1980 to Stena Cargo Line, Hamilton, Bermuda and renamed Stena Shipper. Rebuilt in 1981 by Smiths Dock Company
Smiths Dock Company
Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company...

, Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...

, United Kingdom as a combined train and ro-ro ferry. Chartered in August 1981 by Sealink. Collided on 19 December 1982 with off Harwich
Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south...

, United Kingdom. European Gateway sank with the loss of six lives. Renamed Caribe Express in 1987, then Stena Shipper and Kirk Shipper in 1988. Transferred in that year to Northern Marine Inc, Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...

 then transferred to Stena Ferries Ltd, remaining under the Cayman Islands flag. Chartered in June 1989 to Truckline Ferries, Caen
Caen
Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....

, France and renamed Normandie Shipper. Sold in October 1999 to Adecon Shipping Inc, Nassau, Bahamas and renamed Bona Vista. Laid up at Świnoujście
Swinoujscie
Świnoujście is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. It is situated mainly on the islands of Uznam and Wolin, but also occupies smaller islands, of which the largest is Karsibór island, once part of Usedom, now separated by a Piast...

, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 in May 2000. Sold in July 2001 to Kist-Link AS, Nassau, Bahamas and renamed Boa Vista. Sold in March 2003 to Trond A Kittelsen Shipping AS, Brevik, Norway. Laid up in Sandefjord
Sandefjord
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sandefjord. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838...

 in June 2004 and sold to Kittilsen Shipping, Panama that month. Chartered to HUAL the next month. Sold in November 2007 to Thraki Shipping Co SA, Panama and renamed Birlik 1. In service as of 2011.
1932 2,702 - Built in 1932 for the Fishguard & Rosslare Harbours Board. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1967 then scrapped.
1979 7,003 - Built in 1979 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast. Acquired in July 1984 by Sea Containers Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda. Sold in January 1990 to Stena Line. Renamed Stena Cambria in October 1990. Sold in February 1999 to Union Maritimia Formentera Ibiza SA, Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...

, Spain and renamed Isla de Botafoc. Laid up in January 2010 at Dénia
Dénia
Dénia is a city in the province of Alicante, Spain, on the Costa Blanca halfway between Alicante and Valencia, the judicial seat of the comarca of Marina Alta...

, Spain. Sold in March to Indian shipbreakers. Reflagged in April to St Kitts & Nevis and renamemd Winner 9, then sold to Ventouris Ferries, Panama. Renamed Bari in May 2010 and reflagged to Cyprus. In service as of 2011.
1974 5,607 - Built in 1974 by Rickmers, Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...

, West Germany for Stena Line, Gtohenborg, Sweden. Chartered by Sealink in 1979. Reflagged to the Bahamas in February 1984. Sold to Royal Scot Leasing Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas in April 1985 and renamed St Brendan. Sold in October 1989 to Navigazione Arcipelago Maddalenino, Naples, Italy. Off charter in March 1990, renamed Moby Vincent in May 1990. Chartered in June 1991 to Silja Line, Vaasa
Vaasa
Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...

, Finland and renamed Wasa Sun. Chartered from June to August 1997 to Comanav, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

. Reflagged to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 in 1998 and then reflagged to Italy in 1999. Registered to Moby Lines in 2001. In active service as of 2011.
1980 7,003 - Built in 1980 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast. Registered in July 1984 to Sea Containers Ltd. Sold in January 1990 to Stena Line AB, Gothenburg and renamed Stena Antrim. Transferred to P&O Stena Line in March 1998 and laid up at Zeebrugge, Belgium the next month. Sold in June 1998 to Lignes Maritimes du Detroit SA, Casablanca, Morocco and renamed Ibn Batouta. In service as of 2011.
851 - Ran aground in Ettrick Bay, Kyles of Bute
Kyles of Bute
The Kyles of Bute are a narrow sea channel which separates the northern end of the Isle of Bute from the Cowal peninsula, part of the Scottish mainland....

 on 9 August 1953.
1977 7,836 - Built in 1977 by Aalborg Værft AS, Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....

, Denmark. Registered in 1984 to Sea Containers Ltd, London and then registered to Stena Line, Ashford, Kent
Ashford, Kent
Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...

 in 1990. Renamed Stena Hibernia in 1991 and Stena Adventure in 1996. Laid up at Belfast, Northern Ireland in October 1996. Sold in May 1997 to Agapitos Express Co, Piraeus, Greece and renamed Express Aphrodite. Sold in November 1999 to Minoan Flying Dolphins, Piraeus. Transferred in January 2005 to Hellenic Seaways, Greece. Laid up in September 2006. Sold in December 2006 to Namma International Trading, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and renamed Masarrah, reflagged to Panama. In service as of 2011.
1947 3,352 - Built in 1947 by Cammell, Laird & Co Ltd for the Fishguard & Rosslare Railway & Harbour Company. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. Sold in 1971 to Chandris Lines, Greece and renamed Holyhead. Laid up at Perama
Perama
Perama is a port city and a suburb of Piraeus that lies on the southwest edge of the Aegaleo mountains. It creates the western terminus of the Port of Piraeus and there is also a port that provides ferry services to Salamis. The town has only one main road connecting Lambrakis and Ralli Avenues,...

, plans to convert her to a cruise ship were not carried out. Scrapped in 1979 in Greece.
1980 7,197 - Built in 1980 by Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

 for Sealink. Sold in 1991 to Stena Line
Stena Line
Stena Line is one of the world's largest ferry operators, with ferry services serving Scotland, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Norway, England, Wales, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. Stena Line is a major unit of Stena AB, itself a part of the Stena Sphere, a grouping of Stena AB,...

 and renamed Stena Caledonia. In active service as of 2011.
1968 7,359 - Built in 1968 by Swan, Hunter, Newcastle upon Tyne. Collided on 15 September 1982 with . Sold in November 1983 to Folkline and laid up in the River Fal
River Fal
The River Fal flows through Cornwall, United Kingdom, rising on the Goss Moor and reaching the English Channel at Falmouth. On or near the banks of the Fal are the castles of Pendennis and St Mawes as well as Trelissick Garden. The River Fal separates the Roseland peninsula from the rest of...

. Sold in September 1984 to Psatha Navigation Co. Ltd, Limassol, Cyprus and renamed Patra Express. Rebuilt as a cruise ship in 1990 and renamed Scandinavian Sky II. Sold to MSJ Shipping Services, Nassau
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...

, Bahamas and renamed Scandinavian Dawn. Chartered to SeaEscape Cruises in 1990 and renamed Discovery Dawn in 1996. Renamed Island Dawn in 1998. Sold in 2000 to Discovery Dawn Partnership, Nassau. Chartered to Viva Gaming & Resorts, renamed Texas Treasure. Used as a casino
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...

 ship at Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...

 and Port Aransas, Texas
Port Aransas, Texas
Port Aransas is a city in Nueces County, Texas. The population was 3,370 at the 2000 census.-Early history:Karankawa Indians played a key role in the early development of the Texas Gulf Coast. The Karankawa Indians inhabited the Gulf Coast of Texas from Galveston Bay all the way to Corpus Christi Bay...

. Sold to India for scrapping in July 2008.
1983 2,036 - Built in 1983 by Heny Robb Caledon Yard, Leith
Leith
-South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....

, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. Registered to Sealink in July 1984. Transferred to Wightlink in July 1990. Laid up at Portsmouth, Hampshire from 1993 to May 1994. In service as of 2011.
1925 1,885 - Built in 1925 by John Brown & Company for the Great Western Railway. Took part in Operation Dynamo, requisitioned in 1940 by the Royal Navy and converted to a Landing Craft. Participated in Operation Overlord. Returned to Great Western Railway in 1945 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1960 when scrapped at Antwerp, Belgium.
1925 1,885 - Built in 1925 by John Brown & Company for the Great Western Railway. Converted in 1939 to a hospital ship and renamed Hospital Ship No.29. Participated in Operation Dynamo. Returned to Great Western Railway in 1946 and renamed St Julien. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1960 then sold in 1961 to Belgian shipbreakers. Reported to be in use in 1963 as an accommodation ship at Walcheren.
1947 3,482 - Built in 1947 by Cammell, Laird & Co Ltd for the Great Western Railway in 1947. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. Sold in 1972 to Gerasimos S. Fetouris, Piraeus, and renamed Thermopylae. Sold in 1973 to Agapitos Bros, Piraeus and renamed Agapitos I. Scrapped in 1980 in Greece.
1948 986 - Built in 1948 by William Denny & Brothers. In regular service until 1986, then in reserve until 1997. Sold in that year to Brass Patch, Lymington
Lymington
Lymington is a port on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It is to the east of the South East Dorset conurbation, and faces Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is connected to it by a car ferry, operated by Wightlink. The town...

. To Avon River Historic Vessel & Navigation Trust in 2001. Scrapped in 2005 by Smedegaarden, Esbjerg
Esbjerg
Esbjerg Municipality is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Johnny Søtrup, from the Venstre political party...

, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

.
1974 5,607 - Built in 1974 by Rickmers, Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...

, West Germany for Stena Line, Gtohenborg, Sweden. Chartered by Sealink in 1979. Reflagged to the Bahamas in February 1984. Sold to Royal Scot Leasing Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas in April 1985 and renamed St Brendan. Sold in October 1989 to Navigazione Arcipelago Maddalenino, Naples, Italy. Off charter in March 1990, renamed Moby Vincent in May 1990. Chartered in June 1991 to Silja Line, Vaasa
Vaasa
Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...

, Finland and renamed Wasa Sun. Chartered from June to August 1997 to Comanav, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

. Reflagged to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 in 1998 and then reflagged to Italy in 1999. Registered to Moby Lines in 2001. In active service as of 2011.
1947 3,134 99 001 Train ferry built in 1947 by John Brown & Company, Clydebank for the Southern Railway. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. In service until 1980, scrapped in 1981 at Tamise, Belgium.
1966 4,018 - Built in 1966 by AB Öresundvarvet, Landskrona
Landskrona
Landskrona is a locality and the seat of Landskrona Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 28,670 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The city of Landskrona was founded at the location of Scania's best natural harbour, as a means of King Eric of Pomerania's anti-Hanseatic policy, intended to compete...

, Sweden for Rederi AB Svea, Stockholm. Chartered from August - September 1974 by British Rail. Laid up in October 1974 at Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...

, Sweden. Sold the next month to Lloyd's Leasing Ltd, London. Chartered to British Rail. Renamed Earl Godwin in 1975. Registered in 1979 to Sealink. Chartered in 1984 to Sea Containers Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda. Ran aground on 15 October 1985 off St Helier, Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...

. Laid up at Southampton in September 1988, then moved to Falmouth, Cornwall in October. Chartered to Mainland Market Deliveries, Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...

 in January 1989 for two months. Sold in March 1990 to Navigazione Arcipelago Maddalenino Spa, Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

, Italy and placed under the management of Moby Line, renamed Moby Baby. Registered to Moby Lines srl in 2001. In service as of 2011.
1971 2,325 - Built in 1971 by Nystads Varv AB, Nystad
Nystad
Nystad is a small village in Fauske municipality, Norway. It is located north of Valnesfjord....

, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 for Poseidon Schiffahrts OHG, Lübeck
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...

, West Germany. Chartered by Sealink from June - August 1978. Renamed Karelia in 1979. Sold in June 1980 to Rederi AB Hildegård, Mariehamn, Finland. Developed a severe list on 23 March 1986 in the northern Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...

, ran aground on 24 March at Gotska Sandön
Gotska Sandön
Gotska Sandön is an uninhabited Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, situated some 38 kilometres north of Fårö. It is approximately 9 kilometres long and 6 kilometres wide, and its area is approximately 36 km²....

, Sweden. Refloated that day and towed to Naantali
Naantali
Naantali is a city in south-western Finland, known as one of the most important tourist centres of the country. The municipality has a population of , and is located in the region of Finland Proper, west of Turku....

 where declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped in May 1986 at Naantali.
1968 2,760 (1968–91)
2,289 (1991–2000)
99 014 Container ship built by Constructions Navales et Industrielles de la Méditerranée, La Seyne, France for SNCF. To Sealink in 1973, rebuilt as a train ferry in 1974. Collision on 9 January 1978 with off Felixtowe, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...

. Sold in 1986 to Pireo Compagnia Navigazione SA, Piraeus, Greece. Sold in 1991 to Corporation Transport Sa, Panama, rebuilt as a passenger ferry and renamed Nour I. Sold in 1995 to Kassimeris Arab Bridge, Panama and renamed Niobe I. Sold in December 1995 to Rainbow Lines. Registered in 1998 to Cascade Navigation Corp, Panama. Arrived at Alang, India on 27 December 2000 for scrapping.
1934 2,839 99 006 Train ferry built in 1934 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson for joint owners the Southern Railway and Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace Société Anonyme de Navigation. Requisitioned in 1939 by the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Twickenham. Returned to owners in 1945 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1974 when scrapped at San Esteban de Pravia
San Esteban de Pravia
San Esteban de Pravia is one of two parishes in Muros de Nalón, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.- Population :...

, Spain.
1970 4,979 - Built in 1970 by Kristiansand M/V AS, Kristiansand
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...

, Norway as Stena Carrier for Stena Line, Gothenburg, Sweden. Sold in July 1974 to Barclay's Export & Finance Ltd, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. To Sealink in December 1974 and renamed Ulida. Laid up at Dover in April 1981. Sold in November 1981 to Corvo Shipping Inc, Piraeus and renamed Auto Trader. Sold in 1985 to Agency Shipping & Trading, Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...

, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

, renamed Raga Queen in 1986. Sold in November 1987 to AS Team Askøy, Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....

, Norway. Renamed Fjordveien in 1988. Sold in December 1994 to Rederi AB Lillgaard, Mariehamn
Mariehamn
Mariehamn is the capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Åland, and 40% of the population of Åland live in the city...

, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 and renamed Fjärdvägen. Sold in December 1995 to Bastø Fosen AS, Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

, Norway and renamed Holger Stjern. Sold in June 1996 to Meridiano SRL, Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

, Italy and renamed Holger. Sold in 2005 to Orsa Sea Tasimicilik ve Ticaret, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

, Turkey and renamed Meltem G. Reflagged in May 2009 to Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

 and renamed Lider Avrasya. In service as of 2011.
1929 4,227 - Built in 1929 by John Brown & Co for the London & North Eastern Railway. Participated in the 1935 Jubilee Review. Requisitioned in 1940 by the Royal Navy for use as a troopship. Returned to London & North Eastern Railway in 1945 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Boiler explosion in 1952 killed two people. Served until 1960 when scrapped in Belgium.
1969 4,797 99 007 Train ferry built in 1969 by Swan Hunter, Wallsend
Wallsend
Wallsend is an area in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Wallsend derives its name as the location of the end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 42,842.-Romans:...

. Ran aground off Ostend on 4 March 1982, repairs took until 22 April to complete. Laid up in the River Fal for two months from June 1987. Sold in April 1988 to Lindos Line SA, Piraeus and renamed Milos Express. Sold in 1999 to Minoan Flying Dolphins, Piraeus and renamed Express Milos. Sold in 2003 to SAOS Shipping, Greece and renamed Niso Lemnos. Sold for breaking in September 2004. Renamed Limon and reflagged to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....

 in December 2004. Scrapped at Alang Beach, India in January 2005.
1947 1,545 - Built in 1947 by William Denny & Brothers for the Southern Railway and acquired in 1948 by British Railways. On 2 December 1952 she was in collision with Haslemere. On 15 February 1970 she was in collision with the Roustel Beacon and sustained severe damage to her superstructure. Repaired by John Upham Ltd, St Sampson
St Sampson
St Sampson is a civil parish in mid-Cornwall, United Kingdom.Formally known as the parish of Golant the parish is bounded on the north by Lanlivery, on the east by the river Fowey which separates it from St Winnow, St Veep and Lanteglos-by-Fowey, on the south by Fowey, and on the west by...

, Guernsey. Sold in April 1970 to Chandris Lines, Greece and renamed Grida, then renamed Exeter and then Radiosa the following month. Converted to a cruise ship in 1972. Sold in 1982 to Radiosa SA, Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

. Laid up in 1985 at Crete, later moved to Perama. Scrapped in 1995 at Perama.
1927 2,288 - Built in 1927 by William Denny & Brothers for the Southern Railway. Requisitioned in 1939 by the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Brigadier. Participated in Operation Overlord. Returned to Southern Railway in 1945 and renamemd Worthing. Sold in 1955 to John S. Latsis, Piraeus and renamed Phyrni. Laid up in 1960 and scrapped in 1964.
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