RMS Duke of Rothesay (1928) explained

The RMS Duke of Rothesay was a steamer passenger ship operated by the London Midland and Scottish Railway from 1928 to 1956.[1]

In service

She was commissioned with two other ships, the and the .

Built at William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton and completed in 1928, she was designed to operate as a passenger ferry on the Heysham to Belfast route.

Replacement

In 1956, along with her sister ships she was replaced by TSS Duke of Rothesay.

Notes and References

  1. British nationalised shipping, 1947-1968, William Paul Clegg, John S. Styring – 1968