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Britannia
Britannia in an official photograph obtained from P & A Campbell Ltd
by Nigel Lawrence who kindly allowed its use on this web page
She is seen
in her two-funneled condition on the South Coast, most likely in 1948 or 1949
Launched on 14th May
1896 by S McKnight at Ayr
Engines : Compound diagonal 37 and 67 in x 66 in by Hutson
Dimensions : 230 ft x 26.6 ft
459 Gross Registered
Tonnes
Placed on the
Bristol - Ilfracombe run, on which she spent most of her career
Served on the Clyde as HMS Briton during World War I
Reboilered in 1921 and emerged from her re-fit with ports in place of
the main deck windows
Reboilered in 1935 with a larger funnel fitted. A deckhouse was also
added
Requisitioned for World War II service as HMS Skiddaw, stationed on
the Tyne and assisting at the Normandy landings.
Missed the 1947 season with boiler trouble
Reemerged in 1948 with two funnels serving a double-ended boiler. The
deckhouse was also removed
Spent 1948 and 1949 stationed at Brighton. From 1950 to 1956 she was
mainly at Swansea.
Made her last voyage on 26th September 1956, going later in that year
to breakers at Newport
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