SS ''Worthing'' was a steam-powered

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operating between Newhaven and

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. The ''Worthing'' was built for the Southern Railway and launched on 3 May 1928. Her first

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was Charles Lever Cook

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. She was operated by Southern Railway until

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. The ''Worthing'' became part of the British Expeditionary Force to France, receiving her orders to be in

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on 8 September 1939 and sailing to Southampton two days later. She became a troop carrier, crossing the

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six times. The ''Worthing'' sailed for the

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until 23 March 1945. After the World War II, the ''Worthing'' resumed civilian service as a Newhaven-Dieppe ferry: first for the Southern Railway until 1948 and then for

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ways until 1954. In 1955 she was sold and moved to Greece, where she was renamed the ''Phryni''.Sale of SS Worthing ''

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'' 10 June 1955 page 670

Naming history

*''SS Worthing'' 1928-1940 *''HMS Worthing'' 1940-1940 *''HMS Brigadier'' 1940-1944 *''SS Worthing'' 1944-1955 *''Phryni'' 1955-1968

References

External links

Simplon Postcards, the Passenger Ship Website: Southern Railway SR Page 2, Newhaven Services: ''Worthing''
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