SS Shepperton Ferry

Sister ship Twickenham Ferry.
History
Name	Shepperton Ferry (1934–39) HMS Shepperton (1939–40) Shepperton Ferry (1940–72)
Owner	Southern Railway (1934–39) Royal Navy (1939–40) Ministry of War Transport (1940–45) Southern Railway (1945–47) British Transport Commission (1948–62) British Railways Board (1963–72)
Operator	Southern Railway (1935–39) Royal Navy (1939–40) Southern Railway (1940–47) British Railways (1948-67) British Rail (1968–72)
Port of registry	London, United Kingdom (1934–39)  Royal Navy (1939–40) London (1940–72)
Builder	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard number	1450
Launched	23 October 1934
Completed	March 1935
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 163583 Code Letters GYJJ Pennant Number M83 (HMS Shepperton) IMO number: 5322544
Fate	Scrapped 1972
General characteristics
Class and type	Train ferry (1934–39) Minelayer (1939–40) Troopship (1940–44) Heavy lift ship (1944–45) Train ferry (1945–72)
Tonnage	2,839 GRT, 1,044 NRT
Length	346 feet 8 inches (105.66 m)
Beam	60 feet 7 inches (18.47 m)
Draught	18 feet 6 inches (5.64 m)
Depth	18 feet 2 inches (5.54 m)
Installed power	4 steam turbines, 948nhp
Propulsion	2 screw propellers
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Capacity	12 sleeping cars or 40 railway wagons, 25 motor cars (100 from 1950), 500 passengers
Armament	1 x 4" Anti-Aircraft gun, 2 x .303 machine guns (HMS Shepperton)

Shepperton Ferry was a train ferry built for the Southern Railway in 1934. Requisitioned by the Royal Navy during World War II, she served as the minelayer, troopship and heavy lift ship HMS Shepperton. She was returned to the Southern Railway post-war and saw service with them and their successor British Railways until 1972, when she was scrapped.