Paris (4) (1913-1940)
301ft long -
1774 grt - 15000ihp - 24 knots - 968 pass
Paris (4) was built for the LBSC Newhaven-Dieppe route in
1913 by William Denny & Bros, Dumbarton. She was ordered in 1911 and
after some delay the LBSC accepted the proposal of Parsons that she
should have geared turbines as had been fitted to the LSWR steamers
Hantonia and Normannia, although these were night boats of
only 6000shp. Paris achieved 24.76 knots on trials and arrived
at Newhaven on 14th July 1913. On an initial trip to Dieppe she averaged
25.07 knots. She could carry 968 passengers and had 122 first class
berths in single and double cabins, plus 128 second class berths in an
open saloon. She was the first LBSC ship to have a cruiser stern.
During WW1 she was used as a minelayer, having high speed and
shallow draught. returned to her owners after the war. In 1928/9 was was
extensively refitted by her builders, including a plated in promenade
deck. In 1932 her original coal-fired boilers were replaced with larger
oil fired examples. From 1934, after the delivery of the new
Worthing and Brighton, she operated day trips to Dieppe
from Brighton Palace Pier on Tuesdays and Thursdays (previously run by
the Arundel).
She was bombed and sunk at Dunkirk while a
hospital ship in 1940. She was the only ship to enter Calais during the
evacuation and then made five trips to Dunkirk. She was lost on her 6th
outward trip and 20 crew were killed.
Postcard
of Paris at Dieppe.
Postcard
of Paris at Dieppe.
Versailles (1921-1945)
Versailles was built for the LBSC Newhaven-Dieppe
route in 1913. She was scrapped in 1945. Versailles was
1903 gross tons.
Postcard
of Versailles arriving at Dieppe.
Postcard
of Versailles at Dieppe.
Postcard
of Versailles arriving at Dieppe.
Postcard
of Versailles.
Photographic
postcard of Versailles at Newhaven.
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