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Patriotic
Patriotic - Lady Leinster
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Lady Connaught (2) - Lady Killarney
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the
Belfast Steamship Company
ship
Patriotic
, which first operated on the main Belfast SS night route from Liverpool to Belfast.
Patriotic
was an improved version of the 1906 sisters
Heroic
and
Graphic
.
She was built in 1912 by Harland & Wolff for the
Belfast Steamship Company
. Whereas the earlier ships had quadruple expansion engines,
Patriotic
reverted to triple-expansion.
Patriotic
was only 235 feet long, and 2300 gross tons. She was requisitioned as a troop ship during the 1914-18 war, afterwards returning to the Liverpool-Belfast route.
Patriotic
was withdrawn from
Belfast SS
service in 1930 on the delivery of the three new
Belfast SS Motorships
,
Ulster Monarch
,
Ulster Queen
and
Ulster Prince (1)
. She was given an extensive overhaul, which included a rearward extension of the boat deck, and the provision of two shorter and more modern funnels (one of which was a dummy) to match those of the new motorships. She was renamed
Lady Leinster
and joined the
British & Irish SP Co
fleet between Liverpool and Dublin. The two earlier near-sisters were displaced by the new
British & Irish SP Co
motorships
Munster (3)
and
Leinster (3)
of 1938. However,
Lady Leinster
was retained as the third ship on the Liverpool-Dublin route, but was confusingly renamed
Lady Connaught (2)
, the original
Heroic
having been the
Lady Connaught (1)
from 1930-1939.
At the beginning of the 1939-45 war,
Lady Connaught (2)
returned to the Liverpool-Belfast route (to cover more modern ships requisitioned) and was mined near the Mersey lightship in late 1940. There was no loss of life.
Lady Connaught (2)
was towed back to Liverpool, but had suffered extensive damage and was laid up until 1942. Her insurers has declared her a total constructive loss, but Coast Lines bought the remains for £8500 and had her rebuilt as a cattle carrier in Dublin, carrying cargo out of the cattle season.
Lady Connaught (2)
served in this role between Belfast and Liverpool until January 1944, when she went to Barclay, Curle's yard in Glasgow for extensive reconstruction as a hospital ship, which included the loss of her dummy funnel.
Lady Connaught (2)
attended the Normandy beaches after D-Day and would lie off the beaches taking on wounded. Once full, she would head to Southampton, unload within several hours, and then return to the beaches. Her medical and nursing staff were all American. She continued this work until June 1945, when she returned to Belfast to be laid up whilst her future was considered.
Despite a shortage of tonnage after the war, it was not deemed worthwhile to reactivate
Lady Connaught (2)
since her modifications into a hospital ship had been extensive. She remained laid up in Belfast until 1948 when she rebuilt as the cruise ship
Lady Killarney
. She replaced the
Killarney
, which had served in this role from Liverpool to western Scotland before the war, replacing in turn the similar cruises offered by Coast Lines subsidiary Langlands.
Lady Killarney
entered service with a buff hull and funnel. The hull was repainted green after three seasons. During a refit in 1952, she received full Coast Lines colours with black hull and black funnel with white chevron. She was withdrawn in 1956 and broken up in Port Glasgow. For a few subsequent years, the British Railways ferry
Duke of Lancaster
offered similar cruises.
Ship Names on this Page:-
Patriotic
(Belfast SS: 1911-1930)
Lady Leinster
(B&I: 1930-1938)
Lady Connaught (2)
(B&I: 1938-1947)
Lady Killarney
(Coast Lines: 1947-1956)
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Patriotic
(Belfast SS: 1911-1930)
Patriotic
was an improved version of the 1906 sisters
Heroic
and
Graphic
.
She was built in 1912 by Harland & Wolff for the
Belfast Steamship Company
. Whereas the earlier ships had quadruple expansion engines,
Patriotic
reverted to triple-expansion.
Patriotic
was only 235 feet long, and 2300 gross tons. She was requisitioned as a troop ship during the 1914-18 war, afterwards returning to the Liverpool-Belfast route.
Patriotic
was withdrawn from
Belfast SS
service in 1930 on the delivery of the three new
Belfast SS Motorships
,
Ulster Monarch
,
Ulster Queen
and
Ulster Prince (1)
. She was given an extensive overhaul, which included a rearward extension of the boat deck, and the provision of two shorter and more modern funnels (one of which was a dummy) to match those of the new motorships.
Patriotic
was renamed
Lady Leinster
and joined the
British & Irish SP Co
fleet between Liverpool and Dublin.
Belfast SS advertising postcard for
Patriotic
.
The same design was issued for
Graphic
and
Heroic
.
Belfast SS official postcard of
Patriotic
.
Belfast SS official postcard set of
Patriotic
(variation on card above)
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Belfast SS official postcard set of
Patriotic
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Belfast SS official postcard set of
Patriotic
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Envelope for Belfast SS official postcard set of
Patriotic
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Belfast SS official postcard of
Patriotic
.
Belfast SS official postcard of
Patriotic
.
Advertising postcard showing
Graphic
,
Heroic
or
Patriotic.
Art postcard of
Patriotic
.
Photographic postcard of
Patriotic
.
Photographic postcard of
Patriotic
.
Lady Leinster
(B&I: 1930-1938)
Lady Connaught (2)
(B&I: 1938-1947)
Patriotic
was withdrawn from
Belfast SS
service in 1930 on the delivery of the three new
Belfast SS Motorships
,
Ulster Monarch
,
Ulster Queen
and
Ulster Prince (1)
. She was given an extensive overhaul, which included a rearward extension of the boat deck, and the provision of two shorter and more modern funnels (one of which was a dummy) to match those of the new motorships. She was renamed
Lady Leinster
and joined the
British & Irish SP Co
fleet between Liverpool and Dublin. The two earlier near-sisters were displaced by the new
British & Irish SP Co
motorships
Munster (3)
and
Leinster (3)
of 1938. However,
Lady Leinster
was retained as the third ship on the Liverpool-Dublin route, but was confusingly renamed
Lady Connaught (2)
, the original
Heroic
having been the
Lady Connaught (1)
from 1930-1939.
At the beginning of the 1939-45 war,
Lady Connaught (2)
returned to the Liverpool-Belfast route (to cover more modern ships requisitioned) and was mined near the Mersey lightship in late 1940. There was no loss of life.
Lady Connaught (2)
was towed back to Liverpool, but had suffered extensive damage and was laid up until 1942. Her insurers has declared her a total constructive loss, but Coast Lines bought the remains for £8500 and had her rebuilt as a cattle carrier in Dublin, carrying cargo out of the cattle season.
Lady Connaught (2)
served in this role between Belfast and Liverpool until January 1944, when she went to Barclay, Curle's yard in Glasgow for extensive reconstruction as a hospital ship, which included the loss of her dummy funnel.
Lady Connaught (2)
attended the Normandy beaches after D-Day and would lie off the beaches taking on wounded. Once full, she would head to Southampton, unload within several hours, and then return to the beaches. Her medical and nursing staff were all American. She continued this work until June 1945, when she returned to Belfast to be laid up whilst her future was considered.
B&I company postcard of
Lady Leinster
.
B&I company postcard of
Lady Leinster
(variation).
B&I company postcard of
Lady Leinster
(variation).
Photographic postcard of
Lady Leinster
in B&I service.
Photographic postcard of
Lady Leinster
in B&I service.
Photographic postcard of
Lady Leinster
in B&I service.
Lady Killarney
(Coast Lines: 1947-1956)
Despite a shortage of tonnage after the war, it was not deemed worthwhile to reactivate
Lady Connaught (2)
since her modifications into a hospital ship had been extensive. She remained laid up in Belfast until 1948 when she rebuilt as the cruise ship
Lady Killarney
. She replaced the
Killarney
, which had served in this role from Liverpool to western Scotland before the war, replacing in turn the similar cruises offered by Coast Lines subsidiary Langlands.
Lady Killarney
entered service with a buff hull and funnel. The hull was repainted green after three seasons. During a refit in 1952, she received full Coast Lines colours with black hull and black funnel with white chevron. She was withdrawn in 1956 and broken up in Port Glasgow. For a few subsequent years, the British Railways ferry
Duke of Lancaster
offered similar cruises.
Coast Lines postcard of
Lady Killarney
.
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Coast Lines postcard of
Lady Killarney
.
Coast Lines postcard of
Lady Killarney
.
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Coast Lines postcard of
Lady Killarney
.
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Photographic postcard of
Lady Killarney
.
Photographic postcard of
Lady Killarney
.
Coast Lines postcard of
Lady Killarney
.
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Coast Lines postcard of
Lady Killarney
.
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Coast Lines postcard of
Lady Killarney
.
Photographic postcard of
Lady Killarney
.
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