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Cypriot Greek ship-owner, John Christodoulo, who was director of Asterias Maritime, a company registered in Belize. The ship and her crew were finally abandoned by her owner in
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The ship was ordered on 18 March 1954 at a contract price of £250,000 (equivalent to £13,630,000 as of 2023), planned as a replacement for the first
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which had been in continuous service since 1926. The new ship was laid down on 25 March 1955, completed on 15 November 1955 and christened by
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in 1982. She operated trips to the
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who had a holiday home in the Isles of Scilly. Between 1964 and 1966 she was joined on her route by the
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The new passenger ferry made her first trip to the Isles of Scilly on 23 March 1956, sailing from
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operated mainly between the Isles of Scilly and
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from 1989 to 1997 and sailed off West Africa. The latter company renamed her the
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723:"Scillonian III Back in Service after £1,700,000 Refit" in
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in bad weather. A frequent traveller aboard the ship was
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Hearts of Oak The
Penzance/Isles of Scilly Mail Packets
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went into service in 1926 and would happen again with
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762:"ITF Rescues Sailors Abandoned in Bulgaria"
424:in 1977). Like her predecessor, the second
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751:s history on www.simplonpc.co.uk.
348:John I. Thornycroft & Company
344:Isles of Scilly Steamship Company
165:John I. Thornycroft & Company
93:Isles of Scilly Steamship Company
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388:was powered by two 6-cylinder
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1127:Ferries of the United Kingdom
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1132:Water transport in Cornwall
450:was eventually replaced by
370:Serving the Isles of Scilly
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108:Hellenic Cruising Holidays
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382:the Duchess of Gloucester
265:208 ft (63.4 m)
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111:J.A.R. Atlantic Ocean Ltd
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777:Detailed description of
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281:14 ft (4.3 m)
273:30 ft (9.1 m)
245:General characteristics
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542:Norse Atlantic Ferries
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105:Norse Atlantic Ferries
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730:, accessed 2011-08-16
578:the ship was renamed
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352:Woolston, Southampton
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397:Ruston & Hornsby
883:Uninhabited islands
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443:Queen of the Isles
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1091:Environment
1059:Old Grimsby
1055:New Grimsby
1049:Middle Town
1039:Middle Town
1035:Higher Town
985:St Mary's:
979:Settlements
895:Bishop Rock
865:St Martin's
490:South Coast
404:Southampton
390:four-stroke
346:in 1955 by
303:15.15
291:four-stroke
257: (GRT)
80:(1998–2004)
74:(1997–1998)
68:(1989–1997)
62:(1985–1989)
56:(1984–1985)
50:(1980–1984)
44:(1977–1980)
38:(1955–1977)
1142:1955 ships
1121:Categories
1047:St Agnes:
1043:Lower Town
1021:Rocky Hill
950:St Helen's
900:Crim Rocks
659:References
448:Scillonian
426:Scillonian
416:Scillonian
412:Scillonian
386:Scillonian
377:Scillonian
340:Scillonian
331:Scillonian
286:Propulsion
227:IMO number
210:April 1956
207:In service
36:Scillonian
1106:Transport
1029:Trenoweth
1025:Telegraph
997:Longstone
993:Holy Vale
988:Hugh Town
840:St Mary's
576:Syllingar
572:Fair Isle
564:Scalloway
547:Syllingar
515:Oldenburg
408:St Mary's
253:921
191:Completed
183:Laid down
54:Syllingar
1053:Tresco:
1017:Porthloo
1013:Pelistry
1009:Old Town
1005:Normandy
935:Rosevear
845:St Agnes
626:See also
620:Bulgaria
586:Adriatic
556:Kirkwall
537:Devoniun
498:Balmoral
485:Balmoral
430:Falmouth
360:Cornwall
356:Penzance
338:or TSMV
312:Capacity
178:£250,000
143:Penzance
48:Devoniun
1096:History
1068:Symbols
1001:Maypole
616:Bourgas
560:Westray
524:oil rig
520:Devonia
500:on the
494:Devonia
479:Devonia
434:St Ives
278:Draught
250:Tonnage
231:5315723
229::
161:Builder
153:Ordered
145:to the
42:Devonia
25:History
1101:People
1084:Topics
945:Samson
860:Tresco
855:Bryher
611:Olga J
600:Belize
506:Thames
262:Length
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78:Olga J
920:Gweal
890:Annet
847:(and
709:7 May
581:Remvi
568:Foula
510:Lundy
300:Speed
139:Route
87:Owner
60:Remvi
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849:Gugh
747:The
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270:Beam
237:Fate
218:1998
175:Cost
30:Name
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