Daffodil at Dover soon after the Zeebrugge Raid
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name |
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Owner |
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Builder | Robert Stephenson and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne. |
Yard number | 101 |
Launched | 20 April 1906 |
Christened |
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Completed | June 1906 |
In service | 1906 |
Out of service | 1938 |
Identification | UK Official Number 123974 |
Fate | Scrapped 1938 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Displacement | 482 GRT |
Length | 159 ft (48.46 m) |
Depth | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Propulsion | Twin screw, triple expansion, by D Rollo & Sons. |
Capacity | 1,735 passengers |
SS Royal Daffodil was a Mersey ferry, built in 1906 and scrapped in 1938. She was built as Daffodil but renamed Royal Daffodil in recognition of her service under requisition during the 1st World War.