MV Royal Daffodil (1939)

Royal Daffodil in the Upper Pool, London
History
United Kingdom
NameMV Royal Daffodil
OwnerGeneral Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
OperatorGeneral Steam Navigation Co. Ltd
Port of registryLondon
BuilderWilliam Denny and Sons, Dumbarton.
Yard number1330[1]
Launched24 January 1939[1]
CompletedMay 1939[2]
In service1939
Identification
FateScrapped 1967
General characteristics
Tonnage2,060 GRT
Length299 ft 7 in (91.31 m)[2]
Beam50 ft 1 in (15.27 m)[2]
Depth9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)[2]
Propulsion2 x SCSA diesel engines (Wm Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton) 841 hp (627 kW), Twin screws[2]
Speed21 knots (39 km/h)
Capacity2,073 passengers

MV Royal Daffodil was built in 1939 and scrapped in 1967. In the late 1950s and early to mid 1960s she was used for "no passport" trips to France, which enabled people to drink outside normal licensing hours as these did not apply at sea.

  1. ^ a b "Single Ship Report for "1167210"". Miramar (subscription required). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Daffodil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).