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Balmoral
Photographs - 2007 Page 6
Tilbury-Southend-Rye - Tuesday July 10th 2007
This page is one of a series devoted to photographs, taken on the Thames in 2007, of the
Waverley Excursions
motor vessel
Balmoral
.
On Tuesday July 10th,
Balmoral
sailed from Tilbury and Southend to Rye in East Sussex, passing along the coast of Kent, including Sheppey, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Margate, Ramsgate, Deal, Dover and Folkestone. Arriving early off the River Rother at Rye, she sailed further along the Sussex coast towards Hastings before returning to berth. These images can be compared with a cruise in the reverse direction from Rye to London on
June 8th 2006
.
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Balmoral Photos
Thames Photographs in 2007
Tilbury
Tuesday July 10th 2007
Balmoral
at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Balmoral
at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Balmoral
at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Balmoral
at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Balmoral
at Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Lower Thames & Medway
Passenger Boat Company
The
Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Co
operate the Tilbury-Gravsend ferry with the
Duchess M
, and run cruises to London and Southend with the
Princess Pocahontas
.
Duchess M
Duchess M
was built as the
Vesta
in 1956, one of the last three "traditional" Portsmouth-Gosport ferries (the others were the
Ferry Queen
(1959) and
Vita
(1960)). They were all diesel-powered, but otherwise the design had changed little in 80 years. All three remain in service on the Thames,
Vesta
as the
Duchess M
on the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry, and
Vita
&
Ferry Queen
with
City Cruises
. Their lives on the Portsmouth-Gosport ferry were fairly short, being replaced by the
Gosport Queen
and
Portsmouth Queen
in 1966. The three vessels were retained until the mid-1970s as reserve vessels and for use on seasonal harbour tours.
Vesta
was sold to Thames Pleasure Craft in 1974, but was running for
Thames Launches
by 1977. She passed to Arthur Green as the
Duchess M
in 1978, and then to D.C & W.Tours in 1981. By 1983
Duchess M
was under under the Capital Cruises banner. In 1991 she was on the River Tyne running charter cruises for Rolls Royce Limousine Hire, passing to River Tyne Cruises by 1995, when her fleet mates were the
Catherine
(ex-
Tilbury-Gravesend
) and
Island Scene
(ex-
Blue Funnel
). In 1997
Duchess M
was back on the Thames at Southend, running services to Queenborough and Strood, plus local sea cruises. Her running mate was the
Maid of the Forth
. By 1999,
Duchess M
was the sole fleet member, and she was sold in 2002 to the
Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Co
for use on the
Tilbury-Gravesend
ferry, where she remains in 2007.
More images of
Duchess M
Duchess M
on the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Duchess M
on the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry
She has received a new 'pyramid' supporting her radar for 2007
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Duchess M
on the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Duchess M
on the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Duchess M
on the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Princess Pocahontas
Princess Pocahontas
was built in Rendsburg as the Kieler Verkehrs-AG ferry
Laboe
in 1962. She operated in the Kiel Fjord. She was 33.51 metres long and 140 gross tons. 200 hp engines gave a speed of 11 knots. In 1984 Kieler Verkehrs-AG had a new
Laboe
built, and the 1962 vessel was sold to Viking Reederei Personenschiffahrt of Flensburg, and renamed
Freya II (1)
. She was sold in 1988, and replaced by a similar looking
Freya II (2)
(the chartered
Kollund
). She was bought by the
Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Co
and used on public sailings and charters from Gravesend to Greenwich, London and as far out as Southend.
More images of
Princess Pocahontas
Princess Pocahontas
on a cruise to Southend
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Princess Pocahontas
on a cruise to Southend
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Princess Pocahontas
on a cruise to Southend
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Thames Shipping
Eglantine
Eglantine
(
Cobelfret
) passing Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Serpentine
Serpentine
(
Cobelfret
) passing Tilbury
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Clementine
Clementine
(
Cobelfret
) on the Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Thames Estuary Pilots
Pilot vessel 2 approaching
Balmoral
off Southend Pier
A trainee pilot was carried from off Southend to off Dover
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Pilot vessel 2 approaching
Balmoral
off Southend Pier
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Pilot vessel 2 approaching
Balmoral
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Pilot vessel 2 approaching
Balmoral
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Pilot vessel 2 approaching
Balmoral
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Pilot vessel 2 leaving
Balmoral
after boarding pilot
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Pilot vessel 2 leaving
Balmoral
after boarding pilot
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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Pilot vessel 2 leaving
Balmoral
after boarding pilot
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 10th July 2007
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