July 31st 1996: Sold to Widnes ship-breakers S. Sound of Seil – © Robbie Shaw (Firth of Clyde, ) November 1987: Chartered for two weeks to Scott Lithgow to ferry workers to the oil rig OCEAN ALLIANCE (Ben – Odeco) anchored in the Clyde estuary. June 18th 1986: In service Dunoon – Gourock. Manager Harrisons (Clyde) Ltd and renamed SOUND OF SEIL. Laid up.ġ985: Sold to Western Ferries (Clyde) Ltd. She had no covered accommodation so two single deck coaches were parked on deck.ġ984: Sold to Pounds Marine Shipping Ltd., Tipnor, Southampton.

January 1979: Operated the Humber ferry service for three weeks during the overhaul of FARRINGFORD.įreshwater – © Simonwp (New Holland Pier, )ġ980: Operated the Humber ferry service for FARRINGFORD(called at Dover en-route to the Humber)įreshwater – © A G Jones (Dover, 03/01/198)ġ982: S tood in, Portsmouth – Ryde, for BRADING and SOUTHSEA during overhauls.

Car and passenger ferry Lymington – Isle of Wight.įreshwater – Salmon Cameracolour Postcard September 21st 1959: Entered service replaced FRESHWATER (I). Seen at Southampton after her delivery voyage from the Clyde (The Marine Engineer and Naval Archives, December 1959)įreshwater – (The Marine Engineer and Naval Archives, December 1959) Engines: Two Oil 4SA 8-cylinder Crossley Brothers diesels via two Voith Schneider vertical blade propellers.

Tonnage: 363 gross/146 net/81 deadweight.Length: 49.99 m (overall) 44.20 m (between perpendiculars).505) for British Railways Board, London, England as a passenger and vehicle ferry Technical Data Steel twin Voith Schneider double ended vessel built in 1959 at Ailsa SB Company, Troon (Yard Number.

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