Yard number 738 Fate Scrapped Length 75 m Beam 18 m | Out of service 9 April 1968 Launched 25 February 1947 Draft 2.1 m Builder Fairfield Govan | |
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Name 1947-1968Cardiff Queen Operator 1947-1968P and A Campbell, Bristol Tonnage 765 gross register tons (GRT) | ||
PS Cardiff Queen was a passenger vessel built for P & A Campbell in 1947.
History
She was built in 1947 by Fairfield, Govan, and launched on 25 February 1947 by Mrs W.J. Banks, wife of the managing director of P & A Campbell.
She was built as a replacement for ships lost during the Second World War, and operated pleasure cruises in the Bristol Channel, often to Ilfracombe. She entered service on 21 June 1947.
On 27 August 1949, she ran aground on Lynmouth Sand Ridge. The PS Bristol Queen was fetched from Ilfracombe to take the passengers on board.
On 9 April 1968 she sailed for the last time to Cashmore’s scrap yard at Newport on the mouth of the Usk.
References
PS Cardiff Queen (1947) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA