London & South Western Railway - Services From Southampton

This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Southampton services of the London & South Western Railway (LSWR). An alphabetical list of ships shown on this page is shown below. The Table beneath gives links to complete history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table is a Fleet List in chronological order.


Ships on This Page:- Alberta 1900-1930 Alma 1894-1912 Ardena 1919-1934
Brittany (2) 1912-1923 Caesarea 1910-1923
Cherbourg 1873-1930 Columbia 1894-1912 Dora 1889-1901 Ella 1881-1913 Frederica 1890-1911
Guernsey 1874-1915 Hantonia 1912-1952 Hilda 1882-1905
Honfleur 1874-1915 Laura 1885-1927 Lorina 1918-1940 Lydia 1890-1920
Normandy (3) 1912-1918 Normannia 1911-1940 Princess Ena 1906-1935 Sarnia 1910-1918 South Western (2) 1874-1918 Stella 1890-1899 Vera 1898-1933
Victoria 1896-1919

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British Railways - Header page for all UK railway-owned Services
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References:-
Merchant Fleets No.25 - Britain's Railway Steamers by Duncan Haws (1993)
Railway & Other Steamers by Duckworth & Langmuir

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powered by FreeFind Table of Ship Histories Name Other names Built Caesarea Manx Maid 1910 LSWR Fleet List Guernsey
Guernsey was built in London in 1874. She was a cargo vessel with limited passenger accommodation. She was wrecked on the French coast in 1915.
Postcard of Guernsey at Saint Malo Scan: Matthias Dufour Click to open larger image in new window Cherbourg (1873-1930) Honfleur (1874-1915)

Cherbourg was built as a cargo ship in Glasgow in 1873. The similar Honfleur was built the following year. She was re-boilered in 1891, and given a substantial refit in 1909. She passed to the Southern Railway in 1923, and was not withdrawn and scrapped until 1930, when almost 60 years old. Honfleur was sold in 1911. Postcard of Cherbourg at Granville Scan: Matthias Dufour Click to open larger image in new window South Western (2)
South Western (2) was built in 1874 for the Southampton-St Malo services of the LSWR. In 1918 she was torpedoed and sunk in English Channel, with the loss of 24 lives. South Western (2) was 657 gross tons. images to be added Ella
Ella was built in 1881 for the Southampton-Cherbourg services of the LSWR. In 1913 she was sold to the Shipping Federation. Ella was 820 gross tons. images to be added Hilda
Hilda was built in 1882 for the Southampton-St Malo services of the LSWR. In 1905 she was wrecked near St Malo with a loss of 123 lives. Hilda was 820 gross tons. Postcard of the wreck of the Hilda. Laura
Laura was built in 1885 for the Southampton-St Malo/Cherbourg services of the LSWR. She passed to the Southern Railway in 1923, and in 1927 was sold to the Bahamas, renamed City of Nassau. Laura was 641 gross tons. Postcard of Laura at GranvilleScan: Matthias Dufour Click to open larger image in new window Dora
Dora was built in 1889 for the Southampton-Channel Islands services of the LSWR. In 1901 she was sold to Isle of Man SP Co, and renamed Douglas (3). Dora was 813 gross tons. images to be added Stella
Stella was built in 1890 for the Southampton-Channel Islands services of the LSWR. In 1899 she was wrecked off the Channel Islands with the loss of over 100 lives. Stella was 1,059 gross tons. Postcard of Stella Frederica
Frederica was built in 1890 for the Southampton-Channel Islands/Le Havre service of the LSWR. In 1911 she was sold to Turkey, and renamed Neylofer. Frederica was 1,059 gross tons.
Postcard of Frederica at Guernsey. Lydia
Lydia was built in 1890 for Southampton-Channel Islands/Le Havre services. In 1920 she was sold to T. Sales. Lydia was 1,059 gross tons. images to be added Columbia (1894-1912)
Columbia was built in 1894 by J.&G.Thompson, Clydebank, for the Southampton-Le Havre service of the LSWR. In 1912 she sold to Spain, and renamed Sitges. Columbia was 1,178 gross tons. Postcard of Columbia at Le Havre, grandly described as a "Transatlantique". Postcard of Columbia at Le Havre. Scan: Nixonfarm Alma (1894-1912)
Alberta was built in 1894 by J.&G.Thompson, Clydebank, for the Southampton-Le Havre services of the LSWR. Alberta was sold to Eastern Shipping Co in 1912. Alberta was 1,145 gross tons. Postcard of the Alberta at Le Havre. Postcard of the Alberta in rough seas. Victoria (1896-1919)
Victoria was built in 1896 by J.&G.Thompson, Clydebank, for the Jersey-Granville-St Malo service of the LSWR. She was a smaller version of Columbia and Alma, built at the same yard, and was only 709 gross tons. Victoria was sold in 1919, and not scrapped until 1937, having served in Turkish and Greek waters.
Postcard of Victoria at Granville. Postcard of Victoria at St Malo. Postcard of Victoria at St Malo. Postcard of Victoria at St Malo. Postcard of Victoria at St Malo. Postcard of Victoria at Granville. Postcard of Victoria at Granville. Vera (1898-1933)
Alberta was built in 1898 for the Southampton-Channel Islands/Le Havre services of the LSWR. She passed to the Southern Railway in 1923, and was scrapped in 1933. Alberta was 1,136gross tons. LSWR postcard of Vera. Kingsway (W.H.Smith) postcard of Vera. Photographic postcard of Vera in Southern Railway colours. Alberta (1900-1930)
Alberta was built in 1900 for the Southampton-Channel Islands/Le Havre services of the LSWR. She passed to the Southern Railway in 1923. In 1930 she was sold to Greece. Alberta was 1,236gross tons. LSWR postcard of Alberta at Jersey. LSWR postcard of Alberta. LSWR postcard of Alberta at Jersey. Photographic postcard of Alberta. Postcard of Alberta at Jersey. Photographic postcard of Alberta at Jersey. Southern Railway postcard of Alberta. Southern Railway postcard of Alberta. Scan: Nixonfarm Princess Ena (1906-1935)
Princess Ena was built in 1906 for the Southampton-St Malo/Caen services of the LSWR. She was the last reciprocating engined passenger steamer of the LSWR, and the first not built at Clydebank, coming from Gourlay Brothers of Dundee. Princess Ena had a very tall funnel and a stiff unbalanced profile which made her look rather old-fashioned for her date compared to earlier deliveries. She could carry 500 passengers, and ran between Southampton and St Malo. During World War 1 she was commandeered in April 1915 for use as a 'Q-ship' against U-boats, patrolling off Ushant with the Baralong and Lyons. She was considered unsuccessful in this role, it being assumed that U-boat commanders would recognize her as a railway ferry away from normal waters. From September 1915 she operated as a ferry in the Eastern Mediterranean, running between Salonika and Mudros.

Princess Ena passed to the Southern Railway in 1923. In 1935 she was destroyed by fire off Jersey. Princess Ena was 1,198 gross tons, and 250 feet long. Kingsway (W.H.Smith) postcard of Princess Ena in LSWR colours Click to open larger image in new window Albert Smith (Jersey) postcard of Princess Ena in Southern Railway colours Note additional plating and bulwarks below bridge, plus black top to funnel Click to open larger image in new window Sarnia (1910-1918)
Sarnia was built in 1910 for Southampton-Channel Islands services of the LSWR. In 1918 she was torpedoed and sunk at Alexandria on Admiralty service. Sarnia was 1,498 gross tons. LSWR postcard of Sarnia at Jersey. Postcard of Sarnia at Jersey. Caesarea (1910-1923)

Caesarea was built in 1910 for the Southampton-Channel Islands services of the LSWR. She briefly passed to the Southern Railway in 1923, but was soon sold to the Isle of Man SP Co, and renamed Manx Maid. Caesarea was 1,505 gross tons.
Complete history of Caesarea LSWR postcard of Caesarea Normannia (1911-1940)
Normannia was built in 1911 for the Southampton-Le Havre services of the LSWR. She passed to the Southern Railway in 1923, but was bombed and sunk in the Dunkirk evacuation of 1940. Normannia was 1,567 gross tons. Postcard of Hantonia. Brittany (2) (1912-1923) Normandy (3) (1912-1918)
Brittany (2) and Normandy (3) were built in 1910 for the Newhaven-Caen route of the LBSC. They were sold to the LSWR in 1912, retaining their names. Normandy (3) was lost in 1918, but Brittany (2) passed to the Southern Railway in 1923. She was renamed Aldershot in 1933 when the new Brittany arrived, and was sold to Italy in 1936, being renamed Hercules.

Postcard of Brittany (2) at Ouistreham (port of Caen). Scan: Jean-Luc Monin. Hantonia (1912-1952)
Hantonia was built in 1912 for Southampton-Le Havre services of the LSWR. She passed to the Southern Railway in 1923 and British Railways in 1948. She was scrapped in 1952, having been replaced by the Normannia. Hantonia was 1,560 gross tons. LSWR postcard of Hantonia. Photographic postcard of Hantonia. Photographic postcard of Hantonia. Ardena (1919-1934)
Ardena was built in 1915 as the mine sweeper HMS Peony. In 1919 she was purchased from the Admiralty and after extensive rebuilding was renamed Ardena for Southampton-Cherbourg service as a dual purpose passenger/freight ship, replacing the Brittany lost in WW1. She was transferred with other LSWR vessels to the Southern Railway in 1923, and was then moved to the Southampton-Caen service in 1925. The Caen service was withdrawn in 1931 and Ardena was laid up until sold n 1934 to Greece. Ardena was 1,092 gross tons. Photos of Ardena in service at Southampton are rare, but a number of postcards were published in Caen where she was the largest regular railway-owned visitor. Postcards of Ardina at Caen Lorina
Lorina was built in 1918 for Southampton-St Malo services of the LSWR. She passed to the Southern Railway in 1923 and 1940 bombed and beached at Dunkirk evacuation. Lorina was 1,504 gross tons. Postcard of Lorina at St Malo. Kingsway (W.H.Smith) postcard of Lorina. Postcard of Lorina at St Peter Port, Guernsey. Red "GWR" funnels were never carried. Ferry Postcards - Cruise Ship Postcards - Ocean Liner Postcards Top of Page - Simplon Postcards Recent Updates - Simplon Postcards Home Page �1999-2011 Copyright Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards (all pages on web site) All Rights Reserved Free Web Counter Times viewed since 20/01/2009:

Name	Other names	Built
Caesarea	Manx Maid	1910