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Dorset Belle
Dorset Belles - Dorset Cruises
This page is devoted to photographs and postcards of the
Dorset Belle
of
Dorset Cruises
.
In the mid-1970s the
Croson
fleet was getting old, and three new vessels were built by J.Bolson & Sons:
Dorset Belle
(1974 - 81 feet - 178 passengers),
Bournemouth Belle
(1975 - 86 feet - 228 passengers) and
Poole Belle (3)
(1977 - 93 feet - 250 passengers). Swanage pier was closed in 1983, and
Dorset Belle
was sold. She was re-acquired in 1997. These three vessels have maintained services since, until
Poole Belle (3)
was sold in 2006 for services on the Forth.
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Written and published by David L.Chalk - 1980 (The Story of Bournemouth's Pleasure Boats)
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Trip Out Guides are available from Geoffrey Hamer, PO Box 485, Southall, UB1 9BH
Dorset Belle
(1974-1983, 1997- )
In the mid-1970s the Croson fleet was getting old, and three new vessels were built by J.Bolson & Sons, the first being
Dorset Belle
in 1974. She is 81 feet long and carries 178 passengers. The
Dorset Belle
was chartered to Mursell & Kemp of Sandown for the 1983 season following the closure of Swanage Pier. She was purchased by them in the autumn and renamed
Island Enterprise
in January 1984. Mr Kemp retired after the 1994 season (I do not know if the Mursell family was still involved) and she was sold to Wight Line Cruises and renamed
Ryde Scene
. She was used mainly for Portsmouth Harbour cruises for two seasons, then sold back to Croson and resumed sailing as the
Dorset Belle
in 1997.
Dorset Belle
remains in the 2007 fleet.
A.Duncan photographic card of
Dorset Belle
.
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Island Enterprise
(ex-
Dorset Belle
) when sailing for Mursell & Kemp.
Passing the
Pride of Bilbao
at Portsmouth.
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Island Enterprise
(ex-
Dorset Belle
) when sailing for Mursell & Kemp.
Passing the
Pride of Bilbao
at Portsmouth.
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Dorset Belle
at Brownsea Island
Scan: Susan Whitton
Photos of
Dorset Belle
at Poole being prepared for the 2006 season.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2006
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Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2006
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Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2006
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Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2006
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Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd April 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Brownsea Island Pier.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Brownsea Island Pier.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Brownsea Island Pier.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Brownsea Island Pier.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Brownsea Island Pier.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Brownsea Island Pier.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Brownsea Island Pier.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Brownsea Island Pier.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Brownsea Island Pier.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
approaching the Studland-Sandbanks ferry.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
approaching the Studland-Sandbanks ferry.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
approaching the Studland-Sandbanks ferry.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
approaching the Studland terminal of the ferry to Sandbanks.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st May 2006
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Dorset Belle
passing Sandbanks.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st June 2006
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Dorset Belle
passing Sandbanks.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st June 2006
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Dorset Belle
passing Sandbanks.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st June 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Poole Quay
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st June 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Poole Quay
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st June 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Poole Quay
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st June 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Poole Quay
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st June 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Poole Quay
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st June 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Poole Quay
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st June 2006
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Dorset Belle
at Poole Quay
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st June 2006
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Dorset Belle
passing the Haven Hotel at Sandbanks
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th September 2007
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Dorset Belle
passing the Haven Hotel at Sandbanks
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th September 2007
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Dorset Belle
passing the Haven Hotel at Sandbanks
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th September 2007
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Dorset Belle
passing the Haven Hotel at Sandbanks
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th September 2007
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Dorset Belle
passing the Haven Hotel at Sandbanks
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th September 2007
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Dorset Belle
passing the Haven Hotel at Sandbanks
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th September 2007
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