Tag: 1956

Supporting the preservation and operation of paddle steamers Waverley and Kingswear Castle

A Week in the Life of Balmoral 1956

What was Balmoral up to during a week in 1956?

August 1956 Bournemouth Queen

What was the Bournemouth Queen doing in August 1956?

17th June 1956 Bournemouth Queen

Dinghy sliced in half by Bournemouth Queen off Fawley.

7th December 1956 Britannia

Britannia towed from Penarth Dock to the breaker’s yard at Newport.

26th September 1956 Britannia

Last day in passenger service of P & A Campbell’s Britannia.

28th August 1956 Monarch

Monarch rescues two almost naked men from a dinghy called Dumbo off the Old Harry Rocks in Poole Bay.