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Cosens & Co

Weymouth, Bournemouth & Swanage Steam Packets Ltd.

Page 1: The 19th Century
This is the first 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 before 1900, subsequent ships are shown on Cosens Page 2.

An alphabetical list of ships covered on this page is shown below. Below this are postcards and photos of the fleet in chronological order.

Ships on This Page:-
Albert Victor (1889-1928)
Empress (1879-1955)
Monarch (1) (1888-1950)
Premier (1852-1938)
Queen (1883-1920)
Victoria (1884-1953)

Ships on Page 2:-
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)

Associated Pages:-
Cosens Page 1 - 19th Century - this page!
Cosens Page 2 - 20th Century
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
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powered by FreeFind Cosens & Co Fleet postcard of Cosens & Company.
Fleet postcard of Cosens & Company.
There are enlargements of each of the images in the ship's sections below.
Premier (1852-1938)

Photographic postcard of Premier at Weymouth.
Photographic postcard of Premier.
Photographic postcard of Premier.
Monarch in the background.
Empress (1879-1955) 160ft long - 173gt - 2-cyl simple oscillating
Empress was built in iron by Samuda Bros of Poplar, on the River Thames, and her engines were built by J.Penn of Greenwich. When withdrawn in 1955, she had the last set of working oscillating engines in the British Isles. Early T.Corey & Co (Swanage) postcard of Empress at Lulworth Cove with black funnel (posted 1907) Cosens replaced the black funnels with buff & black in 1901 Click to open larger image in new tab/window Cosens postcard of Empress.
Postcard of Empress.
Enlarged image of Empress from a Cosens fleet postcard.
Early postcard of Empress at Weymouth.
Early postcard of Empress at Weymouth.
A coloured variation on the card above.
E.A.Sweetman (Tunbridge Wells) Domino Series postcard 5663 of Empress at Lulworth Cove (posted 1959) Click to open larger image in new tab/window E.A.Sweetman (Tunbridge Wells) Solocoll Series postcard 5664 of Empress at Lulworth Cove (posted 1938) Click to open larger image in new tab/window Photographic postcard of Empress at Lulworth Cove Click to open larger image in new tab/window Postcard 18048 of Empress at Lulworth Cove Click to open larger image in new tab/window Photographic postcard of Empress.
Photographic postcard of Empress.
Photo: © F.R.Sherlock.
Photographic postcard of Empress at Lulworth Cove.
Movie Photos (Lulworth Cove) postcard 18048 of Empress at Lulworth Cove with white bulwarks (post-WW2) Click to open larger image in new tab/window Photo-Precision (St Albans) postcard of Empress at Lulworth Cove with white bulwarks Click to open larger image in new tab/window St AlbansSeries postcard 5242 of Empress at Lulworth Cove Click to open larger image in new tab/window St AlbansSeries postcard 6771 of Empress leavingt Lulworth Cove Click to open larger image in new tab/window Queen (1883-1920) 110ft long - 169gt - 2-cyl simple
Queen was built in iron by L.Smit & Zoon in Holland, and her engines were built by the Vulcan Ironworks in Hull. She was sold to the Ardrossan harbour Board in 1920.

Picture to be added. Victoria (1884-1953) 166/175ft long - 192/229gt - 2-cyl simple oscillating
Victoria was built in steel by J.& K. Smit of Kindedijk, Holland, and her engines were built by J.Penn of Greenwich. She was lengthened in 1888. Postcard of Victoria at the beach at Seaton.
E.J.Randall (West Lulworth) postcard of Victoria at Lulworth Cove (posted 1905) Click to open larger image in new tab/window Postcard of Victoria at Lulworth Cove (posted 1906) Click to open larger image in new tab/window Postcard of Victoria at Lulworth Cove.
Postcard of Victoria at Lyme Regis.
1972 Pamlyn Prints postcard of Victoria at Lyme Regis c.1913.
Postcard of Victoria at Bournemouth.
Later postcard of Victoria at Bournemouth, with many new buildings in the background compared to the card above.
Postcard of Victoria at Weymouth.
A.Duncan photographic postcard of Victoria.
Photographic postcard of Victoria.
Movie Star Photos (Bournemouth) postcard C8159 of Victoria at Lulworth Cove, with additional white bulwarks (post-WW2) Click to open larger image in new tab/window Thunder & Claydon (Bournemouth) Sunray Series postcard CM.1558 of Victoria at Lulworth Cove, with additional white bulwarks (post-WW2) Click to open larger image in new tab/window Thunder & Claydon (Bournemouth) Sunray Series postcard CM.1558 of Victoria at Lulworth Cove, with additional white bulwarks (post-WW2) Click to open larger image in new tab/window Dearden & Wade (Southampton) postcard 3225 of Victoria at Lulworth Cove, with additional white bulwarks (post-WW2) Click to open larger image in new tab/window Postcard of Victoria at Lulworth Cove, with additional white bulwarks (post-WW2)
Postcard of Victoria at Lulworth Cove Click to open larger image in new tab/window Postcard of Victoria at Lulworth Cove Click to open larger image in new tab/window Monarch (1) (1888-1950) 210ft long - 315gt - 2-cyl simple diagonal
Monarch (1) was built in steel by R.& H.Green & Co at Blackwell, on the River Thames, and her engines were built by J.Penn of Greenwich. Monarch (1) was replaced with an ex-railway steamer in 1951, which became the Monarch (2). In 2004, a very small 12-passenger paddle steamer began operations on the River Stour in Kent. Her designer, owner and builder Brian Waters named her Monarch after the Monarch (1), a favouroite of his. Cosens art postcard of Monarch (1).
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Early Cosens postcard of Monarch (1).
Cosens postcard of Monarch (1).
Cosens postcard of Monarch (1).
Cosens postcard of Monarch (1).
Enlarged image of Monarch (1) from a Cosens fleet postcard.
Postcard of Monarch (1) at Weymouth.
Photographic postcard of Monarch (1).
Photographic postcard of Monarch (1).
Photographic postcard of Monarch (1).
Photographic postcard of Monarch (1).
Albert Victor (1889-1928) 106ft long - 128gt - single-cyl
Albert Victor was built in iron as the Lass o'Gowrie, for Dundee owners, by J.T.Eltringham of South Shields in 1883. Her engines were from J.P.Reynoldson, also of South Shields. She was bought by Cosens in 1889 and renamed Albert Victor. At 128 gross tons, she was the smallest steamer owned by Cosens (although they did own motor boats). She was sold for breaking up in 1928. Postcard of Albert Victor arriving at Weymouth.
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Postcard of Albert Victor at Weymouth.
Postcard of Albert Victor leaving Weymouth, following two other Cosens steamers.
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