The Harland and Wolff Standard Motorships

 

Page 2 - City of Cork SP Co

 

 

The fourth and last of the twin-funnelled standard Coast Lines motorships was the Innisfallen (2) of 1930, used on the Fishguard-Cork service. She was smaller than the initial Belfast SS trio (3071grt compared to 3735grt). The ship was lost during WW2, and replaced with a new Innisfallen (3) in 1948, which operated until 1969. The Innisfallen (3) of 1948 was built by Wm.Denny of Dumbarton, unlike all the other Coast Lines passenger motorships. She was scrapped in 1985 after further Mediterranean service.

 

 

The 13 ships in chronological order, with links to their respective pages:-

1929 Ulster Monarch (Belfast SS) - Page 1

1930 Ulster Queen (Belfast SS) - Page 1

1930 Ulster Prince (Belfast SS) - Page 1

1930 Innisfallen (2) (City of Cork SP) - This Page

1936 Royal Scotsman (Burns & Laird) - Page 3

1936 Royal Ulsterman (Burns & Laird) - Page 3

1937 Leinster (3) (British and Irish) - Ulster Prince - Page 4

1938 Munster (3) (British and Irish) - Page 4

1948 Innisfallen 93) (City of Cork SP) - This Page - built by Wm.Denny

1948 Leinster (4) (British and Irish) - Page 4

1948 Munster (4) (British and Irish) - Page 4

1953 Irish Coast (Coast Lines) - Page 3

1957 Scottish Coast (Burns & Laird) - Page 3

 

References:-

The B&I Line: by Hazel P.Smyth - Gill & Macmillan 1984

Across the Irish Sea: by Robert Sinclair - Conway Maritime 1990

Irish Passenger Steamship Services - Volumes 1 & 2: by D.B.McNeil - David & Charles 1969

 

         

 

 

 

 

Innisfallen (2)

(City of Cork SP: 1930-40)

 

The fourth and last of the twin-funnelled standard Coast Lines motorships was the Innisfallen (2) of 1930, used on the Fishguard-Cork service. She also ran short weekend cruises. Innisfallen (2) was mined outside Liverpool in 1940, whilst running a Cork-Liverpool service.

 

 

The card was posted on July 1st 1935, to acknowledge receipt of 35 flapjacks from Birmingham - the cardback is shown below.

 

 

 

Official card of the Innisfallen of 1930.

 

 

 

Official card of the Innisfallen of 1930.

Colour variation on the card above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Innisfallen (3)

(City of Cork SP: 1948-69)

 

The Innisfallen (3) of 1948 was built by Wm.Denny of Dumbarton, unlike all the other Coast Lines passenger motorships. Innisfallen (3) was sold in 1969, and eventually served as Poseidonia for Libra Maritime (Hellenic Maritime Lines - HML).

 

 

An official card of the Innisfallen of 1948.

I believe she may have been delivered in these green B & I colours, not receiving City of Cork colours until the early 1950s.

 

 

 

An another official card of the Innisfallen of 1947, in the City of Cork colours that she is usually associated with.

Slight variations of this card have been issued with different lettering on the face and the back.

 

 

 

A Duncan photo card of the Innisfallen .

 

 

 

In her final years, the Innisfallen carried the modern B & I symbol on her funnel.

This photo was taken by Ian Boyle on the River Lee, Cork.

 

 

 

A Plastichrome card, serial P40309, of the Innisfallen on the River Lee, Cork.

 

 

 

An NPO card, serial 2273-32936C, of the Innisfallen on the River Lee, Cork.

 

 

 

A John Hinde card, serial 2/291, of the Innisfallen on the River Lee, Cork. Note the name is spelt incorrectly.

 

 

 

A Dolland card, no serial number, of the Innisfallen on the River Lee, Cork.

 

 

 

Innisfallen was sold in 1969, and eventually served as Poseidonia for Libra Maritime (Hellenic Maritime Lines - HML). This is a fine official Libra Maritime card. She was broken up at Brindisi in 1985.

 

 

 

A Duncan photo card of the Poseidonia.

 

 

 

 

 

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