MV ''Brightlingsea'' is a passenger vessel which was built for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1925.

History

The ship was built by

Rowhedge Ironworks Rowhedge Ironworks was a shipyard situated on the River Colne, and in the village of Rowhedge, in the English county of Essex. It existed from 1904 to 1964, and built a number of coastal vessels, including VIC type Clyde puffers and ferries for ...

and launched in 1925 for the Harwich to Felixstowe ferry service. She was taken over by British Railways in 1948 and in 1964 by the Orwell and Harwich Navigation Company. They sold the vessel to the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company in 1979 and she was sold again in 1985 to Harry Rodger. The opening of the

Orwell Bridge The Orwell Bridge is a concrete box girder bridge just south of Ipswich in Suffolk, England. Opened to road traffic in 1982, the bridge carries the A14 road (formerly the A45) over the River Orwell. History Design The main span is 190 metre ...

in 1982 dented the Harwich to Felixstowe ferry trade, and she has been restored in Woodbridge and as of 2015 was advertised for sale. In 2005 she was included in the National Register of Historic Vessels.

References

1925 ships Ships of the London and North Eastern Railway Ships of British Rail Ships and vessels on the National Register of Historic Vessels {{DEFAULTSORT:Brightlingsea