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MV Hotspur II
MV ''Kenilworth'' is a historic passenger ferry built in 1936 as MV ''Hotspur II''. She was used on the Hythe Pier, Railway and Ferry, Hythe Ferry service across Southampton Water until 1978, and then on the Kilcreggan ferry on the Firth of Clyde until 2007. History MV ''Hotspur II'' was built in 1936 by Rowhedge Ironworks as a passenger ferry for the Hythe Pier, Railway and Ferry, Hythe Ferry service across Southampton Water. One of the ''Kenilworths half-sisters, , remained operational with the Hythe Ferry service until 2014. The use of the name ''Hotspur'' for several generations of Hythe ferries derives from the involvement, and later ownership, of the ferry service by the House of Percy, Percy family, whose member Henry Percy (Hotspur), Hotspur was immortalised by William Shakespeare. In 1978, ''Hotspur II'' was bought by Clyde Marine Motoring to operate the Gourock – Kilcreggan service. Arriving on the Clyde on 22 March, she was modified before entering service on 2 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Kenilworth
MV ''Kenilworth'' is a historic passenger ferry built in 1936 as MV ''Hotspur II''. She was used on the Hythe Ferry service across Southampton Water until 1978, and then on the Kilcreggan ferry on the Firth of Clyde until 2007. History MV ''Hotspur II'' was built in 1936 by Rowhedge Ironworks as a passenger ferry for the Hythe Ferry service across Southampton Water. One of the ''Kenilworths half-sisters, , remained operational with the Hythe Ferry service until 2014. The use of the name ''Hotspur'' for several generations of Hythe ferries derives from the involvement, and later ownership, of the ferry service by the Percy family, whose member Hotspur was immortalised by William Shakespeare. In 1978, ''Hotspur II'' was bought by Clyde Marine Motoring to operate the Gourock – Kilcreggan service. Arriving on the Clyde on 22 March, she was modified before entering service on 2 April 1979. Renamed ''Kenilworth'', after the novel Kenilworth by Walter Scott, she provided the main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
