PS ''Cardiff Queen'' was a passenger vessel built for
P & A Campbell in 1947.
History
She was built in 1947 by
Fairfield, Govan, and launched on 25 February 1947 by Mrs W.J. Banks, wife of the managing director of P & A Campbell.
She was built as a replacement for ships lost during the Second World War, and operated pleasure cruises in the
Bristol Channel
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, often to
Ilfracombe. She entered service on 21 June 1947.
On 27 August 1949, she ran aground on
Lynmouth Sand Ridge. The was fetched from Ilfracombe to take the passengers on board.
On 9 April 1968 she sailed for the last time to
Cashmore’s
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scrap yard at
Newport
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*Newport, Wales
*Newport, Rhode Island, US
Newport or New Port may also refer to:
Places Asia
*Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay
Europe
Ireland
*Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...
on the mouth of the
Usk.
References
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1947 ships
Passenger ships of the United Kingdom
Steamships of the United Kingdom
Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom
Ships built on the River Clyde