London and South Western Railway - Ships

Ships

The LSWR operated a number of ships.

Ship Launched Tonnage (GRT) Notes
Alberta 1900 1,236 Sold in 1930 to Greece.
Alice 1857 635 Purchased in 1869 from the Caledonian Railway, hulked in 1887.
Alliance 1855 400 Scrapped in 1900.
Alma 1894 1,145 Sold in 1912 to Eastern Shipping Co Ltd.
Ardena 1915 1,092 Ex-HMS Peony, purchased in 1919 and renamed Ardena. Sold in 1934 to Greece.
Brittany 1864 Scrapped in 1900
Brittany 1910 618 Purchased from the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1912. Renamed Aldershot in 1933. Sold in 1936 to Italy, renamed Hercules.
Caesaria 1910 1,505 Sold in 1928 to Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, renamed Manx Maid.
Cherbourg 1873 Scrapped in 1930
Colombia 1894 1,178 Sold in 1912 to Spain, renamed Sitges.
Courrier 1847 255 Scrapped in 1885.
Diana 1876 745 Wrecked at St Malo in 1895.
Dora 1889 813 Sold in 1901 to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Renamed Douglas, the third IoMSPCo ship to bear that name.
Ella 1881 820 Sold in 1913 to the Shipping Federation.
Express 1847 256 Wrecked in 1859.
Fannie 1859 635 Purchased in 1869 from the Caledonian Railway. Scrapped in 1880.
Frederica 1890 1,059 Sold in 1911 to Turkey, renamed Neylofer.
Guernsey 1874 Wrecked in 1915 off French coast.
Hantonia 1912 1,560 Scrapped in 1952.
Havre 1856 372 Wrecked in 1875.
Hilda 1882 820 Wrecked in 1905 near St Malo with the loss of 105 lives.
Honfleur 1874 Sold in 1911.
Laura 1885 641 Sold to the Bahamas in 1927 and renamed City of Nassau.
Lorina 1918 1,504 Bombed at Dunkirk in 1940.
Lydia 1890 1,059 Sold in 1920 to T Sales Ltd.
Normandy 1910 618 Purchased in 1912 from the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. Torpedoed on 25 January 1918 and sunk off Cape La Hague.
Normannia 1911 1,567 Bombed and sunk at Dunkirk in 1940.
Princess Ena 1906 1,198 Requisitioned in 1915 and converted to a Q-ship. Returned postwar. Caught fire in 1935 off Jersey and wrecked.
Sarnia 1910 1,498 Torpedoed in 1918 at Alexandria and sunk.
South Western 1843 204 Sold in 1863.
South Western 1874 657 Torpedoed and sunk in 1918 with the loss of 24 lives.
Southampton 1860 585 Sold in 1897 for scrap.
Stella 1890 1,059 Wrecked in 1899 off the Channel Islands with the loss of over 100 lives.
Vera 1898 1,136 Scrapped in 1933
Victoria 1896 709 Sold in 1919 to Turkey, later sold to Greek owners. Scrapped in 1937.
Waverley 1865 593 Purchased in 1868 from the North British Railway. Wrecked in 1873.
Wolf 1863 731 Purchased in 1871. Sold in 1896 for use as a hospital ship.
Wonder 1844 250 Scrapped in 1873.

The company also operated a number of ships on the Isle of Wight service jointly with the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.

Ship Launched Tonnage (GRT) Notes
Duchess of Connaught 1884 342 Scrapped in 1910.
Duchess of Edinburgh 1884 342 Scrapped in 1910.
Duchess of Fife 1899 443 Scrapped in November 1929 at Bolnes.
Duchess of Kent 1897 399 Sold to New Medway Steam Packet Co Ltd in 1933 and renamed Clacton Queen. Sold to Mersey & Blackpool Steamship Co Ltd in November 1935 and renamed Jubilee Queen. Sold to Jubilee Shipping Co and then S B Kelly in July 1936. Scrapped in June 1937 at Barrow in Furness.
Duchess of Norfolk 1911 381 Requisitioned by Royal Navy in 1919 as HMS Duchess of Norfolk. Returned to owners in 1920. Sold in 1937 to Cosens & Co Ltd, renamed Embassy. Requisitioned by Royal Navy in 1939 as HMS Ambassador. Returned to owners in 1945, renamed Embassy. Scrapped in 1967 at Boom, Belgium.
Duchess of Richmond 1910 354 Struck a mine on 28 June 1919 and sank.
Lymington 1882 204
Mayflower 1866 69 Purchased from the Solent Steamship Co Ltd in July 1884. Scrapped 1910
Princess Margaret 1893 260
Solent 1902 161
Victoria 1881 366 Scrapped in 1900 at Bolness.

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