Queen of the Isles explained
-- commercial vessels -->| Ship Name: | - Queen of the Isles (1964–1970)
- Olovaha (1970–1982)
- Gulf Explorer (1982–1987)
- Queen of the Isles II (1987–1992)
- Island Princess (1992–1994)
- Western Queen (1994–)
| | Ship Owner: | Isles of Scilly Steamship Company (1964–1970) | | Ship Builder: | Charles Hill & Sons | | Ship Launched: | 16 November 1964 | | Ship Fate: | Grounded and abandoned c.2001 |
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Queen of the Isles was a
passenger ferry built for the
Isles of Scilly Steamship Company in 1964 by Charles Hill & Sons. She was designed to carry passengers and cargo between
Penzance,
Cornwall, UK, to the offshore
Isles of Scilly, complementing the service provided by the other company ship
Scillonian. After running her for the service between Penzance and Scilly from 1964 to 1966, the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company put
Queen of the Isles on a range of brief charters, including with P & A Campbell, before selling her in 1970.
From 1970 to 1982 she operated as Olovaha in Tonga and from 1982 to 1987 as Gulf Explorer as a casino ship in Australian waters. She was renamed Queen of the Isles II in 1987 when cruising off the Great Barrier Reef. Renamed Island Princess in 1992 and Western Queen in 1994, she ran aground at Ranadi beach, Honiara, in the Solomon Islands around 2001. In 2010 the hull was cut away to the waterline, the remainder still left there.[2]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: WESTERN QUEEN.
- Web site: Queen of the Isles . 2011-08-11.
