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- The
UK Passenger Ship Fleet of 1967
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1: Fleets A-B
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first in a series of ten pages devoted to postcards of the complete
UK Passenger Fleet of 1967. It is based on the fleet lists of
Colin Worker's book The World's Passenger Ships, published
by Ian Allen in that year. 1967 was the the end of an era for
British passenger ships, since it was the last year that the
famous Cunard Queens sailed together across the Atlantic. In
1967, there was still a substantial fleet of British ocean liners
and cross-channel packets, and the purpose-built cruise ships
and multi-purpose car ferries that would change the shape of
passenger shipping were largely still to come. The availability
of such an excellent work of reference, plus the interest of
the year, makes it a most suitable one to survey. I have relied
on Colin Worker's book for selecting the ships to include, thereby
omitting many vessels under 1000 gross tons.
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- 1967 UK Passenger Fleet
Pages:-
- Letters:-
A-Bl, Br-Bu, Ca-Cu, D-G, Isle, M, N-O, P-R, S-T, U-W
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- Companies on this Page:-
- Associated
Humber Lines
- Atlantic
Steam Navigation
- Belfast
Steamship Co
- Blue
Funnel Line
- Blue
Star Line
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- Associated Humber Lines
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- Bolton
Abbey (1958)
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- Hull-Rotterdam
service
- 2740
tons - 302ft long - 88 passengers
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- Classic
railway-owned coastal freighters, later lengthened and converted
to carry containers.
- Official
AHL postcard.
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- John
Clarkson(?) photographic postcard.
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- T.Rayner
photographic postcard.
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- AHL
official colour postcard, as lengthened.
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- Melrose
Abbey (1958)
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- Hull-Rotterdam
service
- 2714
tons - 302ft long - 88 passengers
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- Sister
of Bolton Abbey. Official AHL postcard.
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- Atlantic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd
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- Bardic
Ferry (1957)
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- Preston-Larne
service
- 2550
tons - 339ft long - 53 passengers
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- Pioneer
drive on-off ferry, carrying 70 trailers.
- Official
ASN postcard.
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- Ionic
Ferry (1958)
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- Preston-Larne
service
- 2550
tons - 339ft long - 53 passengers
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- Pioneer
drive on-off ferry, carrying 70 trailers.
- Official
ASN postcard. Sister to Bardic Ferry.
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- Cerdic
Ferry (1961)
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- Tilbury-Antwerp/Rotterdam
service
- 2563
tons - 361ft long - 35 passengers
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- Pioneer
drive on-off ferry, carrying 100 trailers.
- Official
ASN postcard.
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- Doric
Ferry (1962)
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- Tilbury-Antwerp/Rotterdam
service
- 2573
tons - 361ft long - 35 passengers
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- Pioneer
drive on-off ferry, carrying 100 trailers.
- Official
ASN postcard. Sister to Cerdic Ferry.
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- Gaelic
Ferry (1964)
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- Felixstowe-Rotterdam
service
- 2760
tons - 366ft long - 28 passengers - 125 trailers.
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- Official
ASN postcard.
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- Europic
Ferry (1967)
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- Felixstowe-Rotterdam
service
- 4400
tons - 450 long - 30/40 passengers - 100 vehicles.
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- Official
ASN postcard.
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- Belfast Steamship Co. Ltd
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- Ulster
Prince (1967)
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- Liverpool-Belfast
service
- 4600
tons - 378ft long - 274 1st class passengers, 138 2nd class (cabin),
598 2nd class (seats).
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- Official
BSS postcards.
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- Ulster
Queen (1967)
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- Liverpool-Belfast
service
- 4600
tons - 378ft long - 274 1st class passengers, 138 2nd class (cabin),
598 2nd class (seats).
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- Official
BSS postcards.
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- Simplon
Postcards sp1079 issued December 1991.
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- Ulster
Prince I (1937)
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- Liverpool-Belfast
service
- 4307
tons - 367ft long - 910 1st class passengers, 590 2nd class.
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- This
ship was previously the Leinster for B&I, then Ulster
Prince for Belfast steamship Co. She was laid up in October
1966, and sold during 1967. This is an official Belfast Steamship
Co postcard as Ulster Prince.
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- An
official Belfast SS colour card of Ulster Prince. Artist
unknown.
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- An
official Belfast SS colour card of Ulster Prince. Artist
unknown.
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- An
official Belfast SS colour card of Ulster Prince. Artist
unknown. The ship was renamed Ulster Prince I in 1966,
to release the name for the new car ferry shown above which replaced
her. She was withdrawn in October of that year, along with the
Ulster Monarch. They were replaced by the Irish
Coast and Scottish Coast until the new car ferries
arrived.
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- Blue Funnel Line
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- Centaur
(1963)
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- Port
Swetteham-Singapore-Derby-Fremantle service
- 8262
tons - 480ft long - 190 passengers
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- Official
Blue Funnel postcard of Centaur using a painting by Laurence
Dunn.
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- Official
Blue Funnel postcard of Centaur.
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- Official
Blue Funnel postcard of Centaur.
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- A
World Ship Society photographic card of Centaur.