The UK Passenger Ship Fleet of 1967
 
Page 4: Fleets D-G
 
 
This is the fourth 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.
 
 
1967 UK Passenger Fleet Pages:-
Letters:- A-Bl, Br-Bu, Ca-Cu, D-G, Isle, M, N-O, P-R, S-T, U-W
 
Companies on this Page:-
Eastern & Australian SS Co
Elder Dempster Lines
Elders & Fyffes
Ellerman & Bucknall
Ellerman's Wilson Line
Fishguard & Rosslare Railways & Harbours Co
General Steam Navigation
 
Associated Pages:-
Elder Dempster Lines - complete history
General Steam Navigation - complete history
Ferry Postcards
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
Simplon Postcards Home Page
 
 
 
Eastern & Australian Shipping Co
 
 
Aramac (1949)
 
Melbourne-Sydney-Brisbane-Yokkaichi-Nagoya-Tokyo-Kobe-Keelung-Hong Kong-Manila-Brisbane-Sydney-Melbourne service.
13619 tons, 534 ft long, 350 passengers
 
Aramac was originally the Cunard Parthia, then the New Zealand SS Co's Remuera. I do not have a postcard as Aramac, but the scan below of an official Eastern & Australian postcard was supplied by Michael Kenyon, to whom many thanks are due.
A complete postcard history of this ship is available on this link.
 
This is an official New Zealand SS Co card as Remuera.
 
 
 
 
 
Elder Dempster Lines
 
Complete history of Elder Dempster
 
 
Accra (1947)
 
Liverpool-Las Palmas-Bathurst-Freetown-Tema-Lagos-Apapa service.
11644 tons, 451ft long, 297 first, 24 tourist, 145 deck class passengers
 
An official Elder Dempster postcard of Accra.
 
 
 
 
 
Apapa (1947)
 
Liverpool-Las Palmas-Bathurst-Freetown-Tema-Lagos-Apapa service.
11644 tons, 451ft long, 297 first, 24 tourist, 145 deck class passengers
 
An official Elder Dempster postcard of Apapa, with original black hull.
 
An official Elder Dempster postcard of Apapa, with later grey hull.
 
A colour postcard of Apapa at Liverpool (serial PT19372).
 
Enlargement of the colour postcard above of Apapa at Liverpool (serial PT19372).
 
 
 
 
 
Aureol (1951)
 
Liverpool-Las Palmas-Bathurst-Freetown-Monrovia-Tema-Apapa service.
14083 tons, 537ft long, 295 first, 100 cabin class passengers
 
An official colour postcard of Aureol.
 
An official postcard of Aureol.
 
 
 
 
 
Elders & Fyffes
 
 
Camito (1956)
 
Southampton-Avonmouth-West Indies service.
8687 tons, 448ft long, 96 first class passengers
 
An official Elders & Fyffes postcard of Camito.
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Golfito (1949)
 
Southampton-Avonmouth-West Indies service.
8687 tons, 448ft long, 94 first class passengers
 
An official Elders & Fyffes postcard of Golfito.
 
J.Arthur Dixon postcard SS.7296 of Golfito.
 
 
 
 
 
Ellerman & Bucknall
(Ellerman Lines)
 
 
City of Durban (1954)
 
London-Las Palmas-Cape Town-Port Elizabeth-East London-Durban-Beria service.
13350 tons, 541ft long, 100 first class passengers
 
An official Ellerman Lines postcard of City of Durban.
 
An official Ellerman Lines postcard of City of Durban.
 
An official Ellerman Lines postcard, published by Terence J.McNally, of City of Durban.
 
 
 
 
 
City of Exeter (1953)
 
London-Las Palmas-Cape Town-Port Elizabeth-East London-Durban-Beria service.
13350 tons, 541ft long, 100 first class passengers
 
An official Ellerman Lines postcard of City of Exeter.
 
An official Ellerman Lines postcard of City of Exeter
(photographed just after the one above - compare the clouds).
 
 
 
 
 
City of Port Elizabeth (1952)
 
London-Las Palmas-Cape Town-Port Elizabeth-East London-Durban-Beria service.
13350 tons, 541ft long, 100 first class passengers
 
An official Ellerman Lines postcard of City of Port Elizabeth.
 
 
 
 
 
City of York (1953)
 
London-Las Palmas-Cape Town-Port Elizabeth-East London-Durban-Beria service.
13350 tons, 541ft long, 100 first class passengers
 
An official Ellerman Lines postcard of City of York.
 
 
 
 
 
Ellerman's Wilson Line
 
 
Borodino (1950)
 
London-Copenhagen service.
3206 tons, 312ft long, 36 first, 20 second class passengers
 
An official Ellerman Lines postcard of Borodino.
 
A modern postcard of Borodino published by Humber Museums (No.7 in a series of eight).
 
 
 
 
 
Spero (1966)
 
Hull-Gothenburg service.
6916 tons, 468ft long, 408 one-class passengers + 124 cars.
 
An official Ellerman Lines postcard of Spero.
 
An official Ellerman Lines postcard of Spero.
 
 
 
 
 
Fishguard & Rosslare Rly & Harbours
 
- To Be Added -
 
 
 
 
 
General Steam Navigation
 
Complete history of the General Steam Navigation
 
 
Queen of the Channel (1949)
 
Cross-channel excursion services from Thames and Kent (Withdrawn 1966).
1472 tons, 272ft long, 1536 passengers
 
GSN excursion services ceased in 1966, but the three ships below were still in their ownership during 1967. GSN was a P&O subsidiary. The excursion services were marketed as 'Eagle Steamers'. The company effectively became the British half of Normandy Ferries.
 
Monochrome postcard (serial 25) of Queen of the Channel at Calais.
 
Monochrome postcard (serial 109) of Queen of the Channel at Calais, with British Railways steamer Invicta.
 
Monochrome postcard (serial 109) of Queen of the Channel at Calais
(a magnified view from card above).
 
 
 
 
 
Royal Daffodil (1939)
 
Cross-channel excursion services from Thames and Kent (Withdrawn 1966).
2061 tons, 313ft long, 2385 passengers
 
An official GSN postcard of Royal Daffodil.
 
A Photographic Greeting Card Co postcard (serial C16789) of Royal Daffodil.
 
An Ernest Joyce postcard (serial P52068) of Royal Daffodil leaving Southend.
Note the British India liner in the background.
 
 
 
 
 
Royal Sovereign (1948)
 
Cross-channel excursion services from Thames and Kent (Withdrawn 1966).
1851 tons, 285ft long, 1783 passengers
 
An official GSN postcard of Royal Sovereign. The Royal Sovereign was sold to Townsend in 1967, and was converted to a freight ferry for Dover-Calais service.
 
A Photographic Greeting Card Co postcard (serial C16769) of Royal Sovereign.
 
An Ernest Joyce postcard (serial P52070) of Royal Sovereign arriving at Southend.
 
 
 
 
Other pages in this series:- A-Bl, Br-Bu, Ca-Cu, D-G, Isle, M, N-O, P-R, S-T, U-W
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