TSS Princess Maud (1934)

This article is about the ship built in 1934. For the ship built in 1902, see SS Princess Maud (1902).

History
Name
  • 1934–1966 TSS Princess Maud[1]
  • 1966–1969 Venus[2]
  • 1969–1973 NYBO[2]
Owner
Operator
  • 1928–1947: London Midland and Scottish Railway
  • 1948–1962: British Transport Commission
  • 1962–1965: British Rail
  • 1966–1969: Cyprus Sea Cruises[2]
  • 1969–1973:
Route
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton[1]
Yard number1265[4]
Launched19 December 1933[4]
CompletedFebruary 1934 [5]
FateScrapped Bilbao, Spain 1973[6][4]
General characteristics
TypeTurbine steam ship
Tonnage
Length330 ft (100 m)[1][7]
Beam49.1 ft (15.0 m) [5]
Depth25 ft (7.6 m)[7]
PropulsionFour steam turbines SR geared to two screw shafts. 1375 nhp[5]
Speed21 knots (39 km/h)[1]
Capacity

TSS Princess Maud was a ferry that operated from 1934 usually in the Irish Sea apart from a period as a troop ship in the Second World War and before being sold outside the United Kingdom in 1965. She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton on the Firth of Clyde for the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS).[1] When the LMS was nationalised in 1948 she passed to the British Transport Commission and onward to British Rail in 1962. She was sold to Lefkosia Compania Naviera, Panama in 1965. Renamed Venus she was for service in Greek waters.[3] It is understood she saw use as an accommodation ship in Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Princess Maud - Venus". Simplon Post Cards. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Greenway, Ambrose (30 November 2013). Cross Channel & Short Sea Ferries: An illustrated History. Seaforth Publishing. p. 131. ISBN 978-1848321700.
  3. ^ a b c "Princess Maud". Sea Breezes. 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Princess Maud (5284912)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Princess Maud", Scottish Built Ships, Caledonian Maritime Research Trust
  6. ^ Merrigan, Justin P.; Collard, Ian H (15 November 2010). Holyhead to Ireland: Stena and Its Welsh Heritage. Amberley Publishing. pp. 8, 40, 54, 58, 138. ISBN 978-1848689589.
  7. ^ a b c d Winchester, Clarence (18 August 1936). "LMS Steamship Services". Shipping Wonders of the World. No. 28. Amalgamated Press. Famous Island Port. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.