SS Twickenham Ferry

Twickenham Ferry
History
Name	SS Twickenham Ferry (1934–39) HMS Twickenham (1939–45) SS Twickenham Ferry (1945–74)
Owner	Southern Railway & Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace (joint owners, 1934–39) Admiralty (1939–45) Southern Railway & Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace (joint owners, 1945–47) British Transport Commission (1948–62) British Railways Board (1963–74)
Operator	Southern Railway (1934–36) Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace (1936–39) Royal Navy (1939–45) Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace (1945–47) British Railways (1948–68) British Rail Sealink (1968–74)
Port of registry	London (1934–36) Dunkerque (1936–39) London (1939–45) Dunkerque (1945–74)
Route	Dover - Dunkerque (1936–39) Larne - Stranraer (1940, 1941–44)
Builder	Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard number	1446
Launched	15 March 1934
Completed	July 1934
In service	1934
Out of service	1974
Identification	Code Letters GWTQ (1934–36) Code Letters FOSA (1936- ) Code Letters BCYF (1939–45) United Kingdom Official Number 163500 (1934–36, 1939–45) IMO number: 5371478 ( -1974)
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage	2,839 GRT 1,044 NRT 1,200 DWT
Length	346 ft 8 in (105.66 m)
Beam	60 ft 7 in (18.47 m)
Draught	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Depth	18 ft 2 in (5.54 m)
Installed power	Four steam turbines, single reduction geared
Propulsion	Twin screw propellers
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Notes	Sister ships Hampton Ferry and Shepperton Ferry.

Twickenham Ferry was a train ferry built in 1934 for the Southern Railway. She served during the Second World War as a minesweeper and returned to merchant service post-war, serving until 1974 when she was scrapped.