Saturday 25 August 2012

Alberta

Alberta was built for the "London and Southern Railway Company" in 1900. She operated on the Southampton-Channel Island service and also sailed to Le Havre.

She was sold to the "Southern Railway Company" in 1923.

  • Year Built: 1900
  • Displacement: 1236 tons
  • Year Sold: 1930

Frederic

The Frederic was built for the "London and Southern Railway Company in 1890. She operated on the Southampton-Channel Island service and also sailed to Le Havre.






  • Year Built: 1890
  • Displacement: 1059 tons
  • Year Sold: 1911

Matha Gunn (Jethou and Herm Ferry)

The Martha Gunn was built in the 1940's at Shoreham but came to Guernsey in the early 1950's.

She was owned by John L Newton (also known as Bunny Newton) of St Peter Port, Guernsey.

She carried 60 passengers to both Herm and Jethou (small islands off the east coast of Guernsey).

Her first license was issued in 1952 and had a crew of 2, Bunny Newton being the skipper & Peter Newton the engineer on board.

  • Official No: 181475
  • Year Built: 1940's
  • Length: 40.5 ft
  • Beam: 12.5 ft
  • Engines: 2 Parsons Pike
  • No of Passengers: 60-73
  • Build material: Wood
  • Year Sold: 1965

GWR Antelope

The Antelope was built by "Laird Bros of Birkenhead" for the Great Western Railway Company in 1889. She was one of three sister ships, the other two being Lynx and Gazelle.
Like her sister ships she sailed on the Weymouth-Channel Island service.
They cost £35,000 to build and were the first twin screw steamers with triple expansion engines to operate on the channel island route.
  • Official No: 93435
  • Year Built: 1889
  • Length: 235.5 ft
  • Beam: 27.6 ft
  • Draft: 13.1 ft
  • Displacement: 596 tons
  • Engine: Steam triple expansion
  • NHP: 168 nhp
  • No of propellers: 2
  • Speed: 16.5 knots
  • Year Sold: 1913
  • Year Scrapped: 1933

SS Sarnia (Early vessel)

The SS Sarnia was bulit for the London ans Southern Railway company in 1910. She was sunk by a toredo in In 1918 at Alexandria while working on Admiralty service.

  • Year Built: 1910
  • Year sunk: 1918
  • Displacement: 1498 tons

Saturday 11 August 2012

SS Ibex

Ibex was built for the "Great Western Railway Company" by "Laird Bros" and operated on the Weymouth to Channel Islands route. She cost £57,000 to build in 1890.

GWR fitted an 80 volt dynamo amid ships and 196 lights through out Ibex.

  • Official No: 98375
  • Year built: 1891
  • Length: 265 ft
  • Beam: 32.6 ft
  • Draft: 14.2 ft
  • Displacement: 1160 tons
  • Engine: Vertical triple expansion
  • NHP: 282
  • Speed: 19 Knots
  • No of propellers: 2
  • Year scrapped: 1925

Ibex leaving St Peter Port, Guernsey for England.

Thursday 9 August 2012

SS Roebuck

Roebuck was built by "Naval Arm & Con" (later Vickors Armstrong)for the "Great Western Railway Company" and operated along side the Reindeer on the Weymouth to Channel Islands route.

  • Official No: 108422
  • Year Built: 1897
  • Length: 280 ft
  • Beam: 34.5 ft
  • Drafts: 16.8 ft
  • Displacement: 1281 tons
  • HP: 330 NHP
  • Engine: Vertical triple expansion
  • No of propellers: 2
  • Scrapped: 1915