PS Cardiff Queen

History
Name1947–1968: Cardiff Queen
Operator1947–1968: P and A Campbell, Bristol
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
BuilderFairfield Govan
Yard number738
Launched25 February 1947
Out of service9 April 1968
FateScrapped 1968
General characteristics
Tonnage765 gross register tons (GRT)
Length247 feet (75 m)
Beam59 feet (18 m)
Draught7 feet (2.1 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion three cylinder engines

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.[1]

She was built as a replacement for ships lost during the Second World War, and operated pleasure cruises in the Bristol Channel, often to Ilfracombe. She entered service on 21 June 1947.

On 27 August 1949, she ran aground on Lynmouth Sand Ridge. The PS Bristol Queen was fetched from Ilfracombe to take the passengers on board.[2]

On 9 April 1968 she sailed for the last time to Cashmore’s scrap yard at Newport on the mouth of the Usk.

References

  1. ^ "New Pleasure Steamer". Western Daily Press. England. 25 February 1947. Retrieved 21 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Steamer Aground. Hundreds taken ashore at Lynmouth". Western Morning News. England. 29 August 1949. Retrieved 21 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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