Name MV Brightlingsea Launched 1925 Depth 2.26 m Builder Rowhedge Ironworks | Capacity 152 passengers Length 21 m Beam 4.91 m | |
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Tonnage 51 gross register tons (GRT) Operators London and North Eastern Railway, Port of Felixstowe | ||
MV Brightlingsea is a passenger vessel which was built for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1925.
History
The ship was built by Rowhedge Ironworks and launched in 1925 for the Harwich to Felixstowe ferry service. She was taken over by British Railways in 1948 and in 1964 by the Orwell and Harwich Navigation Company. They sold the vessel to the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company in 1979 and she was sold again in 1985 to Harry Rodger.
The opening of the Orwell Bridge in 1982 dented the Harwich to Felixstowe ferry trade, and she has been restored in Woodbridge and as of 2015 was up for sale.
In 2005 she was included in the National Register of Historic Vessels.
References
MV Brightlingsea (1925) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA