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The ship was built by
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Portsmouth.
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156:for war service, she was wrecked after hitting a
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285:"SOUTHERN RAILWAY FERRIES IN WORLD WAR II"
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192:was requisitioned by the Admiralty as a
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596:Ex LB&SC and L&SWR joint ships
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1348:Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom
148:was a passenger vessel built for the
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196:, the conversion was carried out by
1363:Maritime incidents in February 1941
1358:Ships of the Southern Railway (UK)
95:Mined and wrecked 16 February 1941
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1343:Steamships of the United Kingdom
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312:Paddle Steamers at War 1939-1945
208:J.113. Working off the coast of
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1353:Ships built on the River Clyde
250:"Clyde Yard Forced to Pay Off"
152:in 1930. Requisitioned by the
16:Passenger vessel built in 1930
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289:www.historyinportsmouth.co.uk
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235:Railway and other Steamers
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985:Ministry of War Transport
310:Plummer, Russell (1995).
267:British Newspaper Archive
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257:. Scotland. 3 April 1930
177:She was deployed on the
100:General characteristics
718:Ships built for the SR
384:Ships operated by the
136:10.5 feet (3.2 m)
128:30.1 feet (9.2 m)
202:Northam, Southampton
198:Camper and Nicholson
120:244 feet (74 m)
1368:Ships sunk by mines
283:Sherwood, Cynthia.
110:gross register tons
629:Duchess of Norfolk
210:North East England
188:In February 1940,
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637:Princess Margaret
605:Duchess of Albany
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1215:Armando Diaz
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1178:23 Feb: HMS
1171:Lincoln City
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1138:Black Osprey
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1115:16 Feb: HMT
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994:Empire Alde
964:Whippingham
733:Autocarrier
726:Arromanches
261:14 November
194:minesweeper
171:Whippingham
112: (GRT)
76:Yard number
1338:1930 ships
1332:Categories
1319:March 1941
1198:Huntingdon
1087:Politician
1043:Shipwrecks
971:Whitstable
789:Freshwater
754:Canterbury
666:Canterbury
461:Versailles
395:LB&SCR
342:7 December
220:References
214:River Tyne
179:Portsmouth
158:naval mine
154:Royal Navy
1220:HMS
1203:HMS
1190:HMS
1169:HMT
1128:Gairsoppa
1106:HMS
1063:HMS
943:Tonbridge
887:Portsdown
866:Maidstone
803:Haslemere
649:SE&CR
565:Normannia
558:Lymington
530:Cherbourg
516:Aldershot
514:(renamed
473:L&SWR
426:La France
295:7 January
160:in 1941.
108:825
1273:L'Espoir
1270:25 Feb:
1260:14 Feb:
1239:28 Feb:
1229:27 Feb:
1212:25 Feb:
1188:24 Feb:
1181:Manistee
1167:21 Feb:
1160:Seaforth
1145:19 Feb:
1135:18 Feb:
1125:17 Feb:
1118:Southsea
1104:11 Feb:
957:Worthing
936:St Briac
929:Southsea
922:Shanklin
894:Ringwood
873:Merstone
747:Brittany
740:Brighton
708:Victoria
680:Engadine
659:Biarritz
635:PS
627:PS
619:PS
611:PS
603:PS
537:Hantonia
523:Caesaria
518:in 1933)
511:Brittany
433:Newhaven
412:Brighton
190:Southsea
145:Southsea
84:Launched
44:Operator
38:Southsea
1242:Persier
1148:Algarve
1108:Snapper
1097:Rosanna
1094:9 Feb:
1078:5 Feb:
1065:Crispin
1061:4 Feb:
1051:3 Feb:
908:Sandown
880:Minster
852:Londres
817:Invicta
782:Fratton
775:Falaise
701:Riviera
687:Invicta
673:Empress
490:Alberta
405:Arundel
164:History
133:Draught
105:Tonnage
68:Builder
28:History
1263:Savoia
1232:Ramb I
1222:Exmoor
1205:Terror
1192:Dainty
768:Dinard
579:Ulrica
551:Lorina
504:Bertha
497:Ardena
454:Sussex
419:Dieppe
318:
117:Length
810:Hythe
651:ships
544:Laura
475:ships
447:Rouen
440:Paris
397:ships
1302:1942
1294:1941
1286:1940
983:the
901:Ryde
761:Deal
586:Vera
344:2011
316:ISBN
297:2021
263:2015
183:Ryde
125:Beam
92:Fate
33:Name
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483:Ada
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181:to
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