- Simplon Postcards - Passenger Ship Website
- Search - www.simplonpc.co.uk
-
-
-
- The
Harland and Wolff Standard Motorships
-
- Page
3 - Burns & Laird
-
-
- In 1936, two new Coast
Lines standard ships, Royal
Scotsman and
Royal Ulsterman (both 3000 grt), were built for the Burns &
Laird Glasgow-Belfast service. Unlike their predecessors, they
had only one funnel, which gave them a smart modern appearance.
Strangely, they were not designed to be able to replace the initial
Belfast SS trio on the Liverpool service, since they would not
fit the Liverpool locks. They were rather large for their designed
service in winter, and one would think ideally suited to cover
the overhauls of the Liverpool ships. Both ships survived WW2,
and ran on their intended route until the 1960s. I have been
sent a history of Royal Ulsterman's war service, and this can
be read from this link. You will need Acrobat Reader installed to read
this file.
-
- In the 1950s, Coast Lines
built the last two standard motorships, Scottish Coast and Irish
Coast (both 3800 grt). They are shown
on this page because both of them regularly spent their summer
months on Burns & Laird services.
-
-
- The 13 ships in chronological
order, with links to their respective pages:-
- 1929 Ulster
Monarch (Belfast SS) - Page 1
- 1930 Ulster
Queen (Belfast SS) - Page 1
- 1930 Ulster
Prince (Belfast SS) - Page 1
- 1930 Innisfallen
(City of Cork SP) - Page
2
- 1936 Royal Scotsman
(Burns & Laird) - This Page
- 1936 Royal Ulsterman
(Burns & Laird) - This Page
- 1937 Leinster
(British and Irish) - Ulster Prince - Page 4
- 1938 Munster
(British and Irish) - Page 4
- 1947 Innisfallen
(City of Cork SP) - Page
2
- 1948 Leinster
(British and Irish) - Page 4
- 1948 Munster
(British and Irish) - Page 4
- 1953 Irish Coast
(Coast Lines) - This
Page
- 1957 Scottish
Coast (Burns & Laird) - This Page
-
- References:-
- The B&I
Line: by Hazel P.Smyth - Gill & Macmillan 1984
- Across the Irish
Sea: by Robert Sinclair - Conway Maritime 1990
- Irish Passenger
Steamship Services - Volumes 1 & 2: by D.B.McNeil - David
& Charles 1969
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- 1936 Royal Scotsman
- (Burns
and Laird)
-
-
- An attractive
and accurate painting of Royal Scotsman, artist's signature
illegible.
- Both
sisters entered service in June 1936 on the Glasgow-Belfast night
service, which they operated until October 1967.
-
-
-
- A less
accurate painting of Royal Scotsman, which is still full
of character, published by Valentines (serial: A690).
- The
red, blue and black Burns & Laird funnel colours were introduced
on these ships. The colours were also applied to the Belfast
SS trio.
-
-
-
- A real
photo on a painted sea, published by OTC.
-
-
-
- A superb
real photo card, published by W.E.Walton, Belfast.
-
-
-
- A Real
Photographs photo card of Royal Scotsman.
-
-
-
- Royal
Scotsman
was sold to Ron Hubbard of Scientology fame, who renamed her
Apollo. She was scrapped in Texas in 1984. This is a Duncan
photo card.
-
-
-
-
-
-
- 1936 Royal Ulsterman
- (Burns
and Laird)
-
-
- A painting
of Royal Ulsterman, no publisher shown (presumed to be
a Burns & Laird official card).
-
-
-
- A real
photo on a painted sea, published by OTC. From the window layout,
this is a mirror image of the port side negative used for Royal
Scotsman above.
-
-
-
- A post-war
real photo card, presumed to be a Burns & Laird official.
This is again a mirror image of a port-side negative (correct
image possibly issued as Royal Scotsman?). Probably a
dockside photo transplanted onto 'open sea'.
-
-
-
- A superb
real photo card, published by W.E.Walton, Belfast.
-
-
-
- A Real
Photographs photo card of Royal Ulsterman.
- She
was used as the accommodation ship Cammell Laird after
withdrawal, and later as the Sounion.
- She
sank at Beirut on 3/3/73 and was later scrapped.
-
-
- Photographic
postcard of Royal Ulsterman.
-
-
-
-
-
-
- 1953 Irish Coast
- (Coast
Lines)
-
- Irish Coast was owned by the Burns & Laird
parent company, Coast Lines, and was used to cover the other
standard ships in the fleet during their annual overhauls. In
summer, she was intended to operate the Glasgow-Dublin route,
but was later replaced on this service by the Scottish Coast.
In subsequent years, she appeared on various routes, including
Ardrossan-Belfast in the summer. She never carried Burns &
Laird colours, but was associated with their routes more than
any others, so I have included her here. Irish Coast was
sold in 1968 to Epirotiki
Lines. She received
the names Orpheus, Semiramis II and Achilleus in
quick succession, before settling with Apollon XI. This
was rendered as Apollon 11 in 1980. She was sold in 1981,
and was lost in a typhoon in 1989.
-
-
- This
is an attractive official Coast Lines card, painted by John S.Smith.
-
-
-
- A variation
on the official Coast Lines card above, with a title bar at the
bottom.
- Painted
by John S.Smith.
-
-
-
- This
is an attractive night official Coast Lines card with a plain
back, artist unknown.
-
-
-
- An official
Coast Lines photographic card.
-
-
-
- An official
Coast Lines photographic card.
-
-
-
- An A.Duncan
photographic card.
-
-
-
-
- Irish Coast was sold in 1968 to Epirotiki Lines. She received the names Orpheus,
Semiramis II and Achilleus in quick succession, before
settling with Apollon XI. This was rendered as Apollon
11 in 1980. She was sold in 1981, and was lost in a typhoon
in 1989.
-
-
- Early
postcard of the ex-Irish Coast, in Epirotiki Lines service
in Rethymnon.
- Can
anyone identify which name she would be carrying at this stage?
Please email: simplon@simplon.co.uk
- Scan:
Micahel Kenyon.
-
-
-
- This
is an official Epirotiki card as Apollon XI.
-
-
-
- Another
official Epirotiki card as Apollon XI.
-
-
-
- This
is an official Epirotiki card of the "inviting
Artemis dining room" aboard Apollon XI.
-
-
-
- This
is a Duncan photo card as renamed Apollon 11 in 1980.
-
-
-
-
-
-
- 1957 Scottish Coast
- (Burns
and Laird)
-
- Scottish Coast was the last of the thirteen standard
ships. Built in 1957, she was delivered in Belfast SS colours,
initially running on the Liverpool-Belfast route. She then ran
the Burns & Laird Glasgow-Dublin service until 1965. In subsequent
years, she appeared on various routes, including Ardrossan-Belfast
in the summer, and relief for other routes during winter overhauls.
She ran the Glasgow-Belfast service after the withdrawal of Royal
Scotsman/Ulsterman, closing the route in September 1969.
In 1969, Scottish Coast was sold to Kavounides Lines for
Mediterranean cruising, and renamed Galaxias. Following
the failure of Kavounides, Galaxias spent an unsuccessful
spell in Vancouver and Mexico between 1986-1989, after which
she was sold to Louis
Cruise Lines of
Cyprus, running to Rhodos, Patmos, Mykonos, Santorini, Heraklion,
Port Said and Ashdod as Princesa Amorosa. She was laid
up in 2000, and sold for beaking up in India in 2002.
-
-
- Burns
& Laird official postcard of Scottish Coast.
-
-
-
- This
is an Ensign photo card of Scottish Coast.
-
-
-
- Burns & Laird official
real photo card of Scottish Coast.
- Click to open larger
image in new window
-
-
-
- Burns
& Laird official real photo card of Scottish Coast.
-
-
-
- This
is a Duncan photo card of Scottish Coast. This photo also
appears to show Belfast SS colours.
-
-
-
- Photographic
postcard of Scottish Coast at Liverpool.
-
-
-
- Plastichrome
Colourpicture card serial P40372, photographed by G.I.Bearcraft,
titled "B.& I. Boat, Dublin Harbour".
- The
large ship in the centre is actually Scottish Coast, in
Burns & Laird colours when running on the Glasgow-Dublin
service.
- The
Burns & Laird vessel in front of her is the cattle carrier
Lairdsglen. To the left is the Irish coaster Murell,
of J.Tyrell Ltd., Arklow.
-
-
-
- Scottish
Coast,
in Burns & Laird colours on the River Clyde in Glasgow, when
running on the Glasgow-Dublin service. The card is M&L serial
O51.
-
-
-
- The
Scottish Coast was sold in 1969 to Kavounides Lines for
Mediterranean cruising, and renamed Galaxias.
- Official
company card of Galaxias.
-
-
-
- Duncan
photo card of Galaxias.
-
-
-
- Following
an unsuccessful spell in Vancouver Galaxias was sold to
Louis
Cruise Lines
of Cyprus, for whom she is still in service. This is their official
card.
-
