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Cosens & Co
 
Weymouth, Bournemouth & Swanage Steam Packets Ltd.
 
Page 2: The 20th Century
 
 
This is the second of two pages devoted to postcards and photographs of Cosens & Co, later taken over by the Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Ltd (Red Funnel Steamers). This page covers ships acquired after 1900, earlier ships are shown on Cosens Page 1.
 
An alphabetical list of ships covered on this page is shown below. Below this are postcards and photos of the fleet in chronological order.
 
 
Sections on This Page:-
Cosens Fleet List - Page 2
Cosens 1952 Timetable
Cosens 1958 Timetable
 
Ships on This Page:-
Alexandra (1913-1932)
Brodick Castle (1902-1909)
Consul (1938-1963)
Embassy (1938-1967)
Emperor of India (1908-1956)
Majestic (1901-1914)
Melcombe Regis (1913-1920)
Monarch (2) (1951-1960)
 
Ships on Page 1:-
Albert Victor (1889-1928)
Empress (1879-1955)
Monarch (1) (1888-1950)
Premier (1852-1938)
Queen (1883-1920)
Victoria (1884-1953)
 
Associated Pages:-
Cosens Page 1 - 19th Century
Cosens Page 2 - 20th Century - this page!
Cosens Page 3 - 1952 Timetable
Cosens Page 4 - 1958 Timetable
Devon Dock, Pier & SS Co
Red Funnel - Header Page
Red Funnel - Paddlesteamers
Red Funnel - Screw Steamers
Red Funnel - Motor Vessels
Monarch (3) - Small 12-passenger paddle steamer named after Monarch (1)
UK Excursion Ships
Ferry Postcards
Simplon Postcards - Recent Updates
Simplon Postcards - Home Page
Simplon Facebook Page - Simplon Postcards facebook page

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Fleet postcard of Cosens & Company.



Fleet postcard of Cosens & Company.
There are enlargements of each of the images in the ship's sections below.






Majestic (1901-1914)

215ft long - 408gt - 3-cyl triple-expansion


Majestic was built in steel by A. & J.Inglis of Glasgow. She was lost whilst minesweeping in 1914.


Cosens art postcard of Majestic, off St Alban's Head.
Painting: F.FitzGerald



Cosens postcard of Majestic.



Cosens postcard of Majestic.



Enlarged image of Majestic from a Cosens fleet postcard.



Postcard of Majestic at Bournemouth.
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Attractive postcard of Majestic at Bournemouth.



Photographic postcard of Majestic.



Photographic postcard of the Lord Mayor of London on, board the Majestic.






Brodick Castle (1902-1909)

210ft long - 315gt - 2-cyl simple diagonal


Brodick Castle was built in iron by H.McIntyre of Paisley in 1878. Her engines came from the steamer Eagle and were built in 1864 by D.& W.Henderson. After service on the Clyde, she moved to the south coast. Cosens bought her in 1902 from the Bournemouth & South Coast Steam Packets. She was sold in 1909, and scrapped the following year.


Clyde River Steamer Club postcard of Brodick Castle in Clyde service.



Cosens art postcard of Brodick Castle.



Cosens postcard of Brodick Castle.
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Photographic postcard of Brodick Castle at Bournemouth.



Postcard of Brodick Castle at Bournemouth Pier.



A modern postcard of Brodick Castle at Bournemouth Pier, using the same image as the card above.



A modern postcard of Brodick Castle at Bournemouth Pier.



Postcard of Brodick Castle at Bournemouth Pier.



Photographic postcard of Brodick Castle at Swanage.



Postcard of Brodick Castle leaving Boscombe Pier.
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Photographic postcard of Brodick Castle.






Emperor of India (1908-1956)

217ft long - 482gt - 2-cyl compound diagonal


Emperor of India was built in 1906 by J.I.Thorneycroft of Southampton, and was intended to be the Princess Royal of the Southamton Company. She was 195ft long and 428 gross tons. Princess Royal was rejected by the Southamton Company and was returned to her builders. The lengthened her by 21ft 8in, increasing gross tonnage to 482, and sold her to Cosens, who renamed her Emperor of India. She was withdrawn in 1956, and scrapped the following year.


Cosens postcard of Emperor of India with open foredeck.



Cosens postcard of Emperor of India with extended upper deck.



Cosens postcard of Emperor of India.



Cosens postcard of Emperor of India.



Enlarged image of Emperor of India from a Cosens fleet postcard.



Photographic postcard of Emperor of India.



Photographic postcard of Emperor of India.
Photo: © F.R.Sherlock.



Postcard of Emperor of India at Bournemouth.



Postcard of Emperor of India at Cherbourg, posted 1914
Scan: Brian Gell
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Photograph of Emperor of India, with the stern of Monarch (1).



Cosens postcard of Emperor of India as rebuilt.



Cosens postcard of Emperor of India as rebuilt.



Cosens postcard of Emperor of India as rebuilt.






Alexandra (1913-1932)

171ft long - 235gt - 2-cyl compound diagonal

Alexandra was built for the Joint Railways Fleet in 1879, for Isle of Wight services. Both hull and engines were built by Scott & Co of Greenock. She was acquired by Cosens from the Bembridge & Seaview SP Co in 1913. Alexandra was sold in 1932 and briefly operated as the Showboat on the Thames. She was scrapped in 1934.


Photographic postcard of Alexandra.



Postcard of Alexandra at Lyme Regis.



Postcard of Alexandra at Torquay.
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Postcard of Alexandra at Torquay.
Enlarged image form card above
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Melcombe Regis (1913-1920)

The small paddle steamer Lune was delivered to the joint Lancashire & Yorkshire/London & North Western Railways (LYR/LNWR) in 1892 to operate trips to Blackpool and Morecambe from Fleetwood. She was sold in 1913 to Cosens & Co, becoming the Melcombe Regis. She was sold for scrap in 1920.


Photographic postcard of Melcombe Regis.



Sankey photograph of the LYR/LNWR's Lune arriving at Fleetwood, with the North Euston Hotel in the background.






Embassy (1938-1967)

190ft long - 381gt - 2-cyl compound diagonal

Embassy was built for the Joint Railways Fleet in 1911, as the Duchess of Norfolk, for Isle of Wight services. Both hull and engines were built by D.W.Henderson & Co of Glasgow. In 1923, ownership passsed to the Southern Railway. She was acquired by Cosens in 1938. Embassy was converted to burn oil fuel in 1946. She was withdrawn in 1967, the last of the Cosens steamers in service, and was scrapped that year in Amsterdam in 1967.


Cosens postcard of Embassy.



Cosens postcard of Embassy.



Cosens postcard of Embassy.



Cosens postcard of Embassy.



Cosens postcard of Embassy.



Photographic postcard of Embassy.
Photo: © F.R.Sherlock.



An attractive colour postcard of Embassy at Totland Bay, Isle of Wight.
Publisher: Dixon I.W.6709.



Enlarged image from the Totland Bay card above.



Modern Pamlyn postcard of Embassy.



Simplon Postcards issue sp1100 of Embassy with mainmast in final season
Photo: © Alistair Deayton.



Photographic postcard of Embassy's engines.



Photographic postcard of Embassy's engines.






Consul (1938-1963)

175ft long - 257gt - 2-cyl compound diagonal

The Duke of Devonshire was a slightly larger repeat of Duchess of Devonshire, and was also was built by R&H Green in London. She entered service with the Devon Dock, Pier & SS Co in 1896. She was 175 ft long and 257 gross tons, powered by a two-cylinder compound diagonal engine. She was designed to run up on the beach to load/unload passengers. Duke of Devonshire was sold to P.& A.Campbell in 1933, but was not used by them. They resold her to J.Dwyer of Cork. In 1936 she was bought by Alexander Taylor of Torquay, who resold her to Cosens & Co in 1938, and renamed her Consul. She served with Cosens & Co until 1963.
Cosens postcard of Consul.



Cosens postcard of Consul.



Photographic postcard of Consul.



H.F.Guy (Weymouth) postcard of Consul at Lulworth Cove
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H.F.Guy (Weymouth) postcard of Consul at Lulworth Cove (taken a few minutes from card above)
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H.F.Guy (Weymouth) postcard of Consul at Lulworth Cove (variation of the card above).



Salmon postcard 24006 of Consul at Lulworth Cove
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CONSUL at Lulworth Cove - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Dixon postcard 1833 of Consul at Lulworth Cove
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Dixon postcard 1831 of Consul at Lulworth Cove
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Pamlyn postcard of Consul at Weymouth after sale by Cosens.



Hinde postcard of Consul at Weymouth after sale by Cosens.



Photographic postcard of Consul after sale by Cosens.






Monarch (1951-1960)

190ft long - 412gt - 2-cyl compound diagonal


Cosens postcard of Monarch (2).



Cosens postcard of Monarch (2).



Photographic postcard of Monarch (2).



Photographic postcard of Monarch (2).
Photo: © F.R.Sherlock.



Photographic postcard of Monarch's engines.






1952 Bournemouth Timetable


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1958 Bournemouth Timetable


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