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Carisbrooke Castle - Citta di Meta - Giglio Expresso II - Cavalier Maxim

 

 

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Red Funnel ferry Carisbrooke Castle of 1959. Similar ships were Osborne Castle (1962), Cowes Castle (1965) and Norris Castle (3) (1968).

 

Carisbrooke Castle was built by Thornycroft & Co, Southampton, in 1959, for the Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Ltd. She entered service between Southampton and East Cowes (Isle of Wight). From 1964, she also called at West Cowes. Carisbrooke Castle was withdrawn in 1974, and sold to Societa Partenopea di Navigazione S.p.A., Naples, and renamed Citta di Meta. She served between Naples and Ischia. In 1989 she was sold to Maregiglio S.r.l., Naples, and renamed Giglio Expresso II, for services between Porto S. Stefano-Isola del Giglio. In 1990, Giglio Expresso II was sold to Transporti Regionali Marittimi (T.RE.MAR.), Naples, for services between Calasetta-Carloforte.

 

 

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Carisbrooke Castle - Red Funnel: 1959-74

Citta di Meta - SPN: 1974-89

Giglio Expresso II - T.Re.Mar: 1990-

 

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Carisbrooke Castle

(Red Funnel: 1959-74)

 

672 grt - 58.27m long - 1324 kW=14 knots - 673 passengers - 25 cars

 

Carisbrooke Castle was built by Thornycroft & Co, Southampton, in 1959, for the Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Ltd. She entered service between Southampton and East Cowes (Isle of Wight). From 1964, she also called at West Cowes. Carisbrooke Castle was withdrawn in 1974, and sold to Societa Partenopea di Navigazione S.p.A., Naples, and renamed Citta di Meta.

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard SS111 of Carisbrooke Castle.

Photo: Beken & Son, Cowes.

 

Salmon postcard 2304c of Carisbrooke Castle.

 

Frith postcard CS62 of Carisbrooke Castle at East Cowes.

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard PIW/87796 of Carisbrooke Castle at Cowes.

 

J.Arthur Dixon postcard PIW/87796 of Carisbrooke Castle.

Enlarged image from the postcard above.

 

Dixon-Lotus postcard LI/7796/IW of Carisbrooke Castle.

Uses the image from the postcard above.

 

Unidentified postcard of Carisbrooke Castle.

A later photo after the boat deck was extended to the stern.

 

 

 

 

 

Citta di Meta (SPN: 1974-89)

 

Carisbrooke Castle was withdrawn in 1974, and sold to Societa Partenopea di Navigazione S.p.A., Naples, and renamed Citta di Meta. She served between Naples and Ischia. In 1989 Citta di Meta was sold to Maregiglio S.r.l., Naples, and renamed Giglio Expresso II, for services between Porto S. Stefano-Isola del Giglio. In 1980, she was sold to Transporti Regionali Marittimi (T.RE.MAR.), Naples, for services between Calasetta-Carloforte.

 

I have no images of Citta di Mare.

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Giglio Expresso II (T.Re.Mar: 1990- )

 

In 1989 Citta di Meta was sold to Maregiglio S.r.l., Naples, and renamed Giglio Expresso II, for services between Porto S. Stefano-Isola del Giglio. In 1980, she was sold to Transporti Regionali Marittimi (T.RE.MAR.), Naples, for services between Calasetta-Carloforte.

 

 

Photo of Giglio Expresso II.

Photo: © Egidio Ferrighi.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Photo of Giglio Expresso II.

Photo: © Dirk Stachely.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

Photo of Giglio Expresso II.

Photo: © Dirk Stachely.

Scan: Fakta om Fartyg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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