Royal Mail Steam Packet Co &
Royal Mail Lines, Ltd Fleet List

 

 

Name Gross
Tons
Builder Years in RMSP/RML Fleet Hull Material Propulsion

  Clyde (I) 1,841   Robert Duncan, Greenock 1841-1865 Wood Paddle steamer

  Tweed (I) 1,800   Thompson & Spears, Clyde 1841-1847 Wood Paddle steamer

  Thames (I) 1,889   Wm Pitcher, Northfleet 1841-1865 Wood Paddle steamer

  Forth 1,900   R Menzies, Leith 1841-1849 Wood Paddle steamer

  Solway 1,700   Jas. McMillan, Greenock 1841-1843 Wood Paddle steamer

  Tay 1,858   Chas. Wood, Dumbarton 1841-1856 Wood Paddle steamer

  Medina 1,800   T & J White, Cowes, I of W 1841-1842 Wood Paddle steamer

  Medway (I) 1,895   Wm Pitcher, Northfleet 1841-1861 Wood Paddle steamer

  Dee (I) 1,849   John Scott & Sons, Greenock 1841-1862 Wood Paddle steamer

  Trent (I) 1,856   Wm Pitcher, Northfleet 1841-1865 Wood Paddle steamer

  Teviot (I) 1,744   Robert Duncan, Greenock 1841-1864 Wood Paddle steamer

  Isis 1,900   Wm Pitcher, Northfleet 1841-1842 Wood Paddle steamer

  Actaeon 650   Clyde 1841-1844 Wood Paddle steamer

  City of Glasgow 1,700   Clyde 1841-1848 Wood Paddle steamer

  Larne (I) 300   G Taylor, Barking 1841-1851 Wood Schooner

  Lee 250   G Taylor, Barking 1841-1848 Wood Schooner

  Liffey (I) 350   H Wimshurst, Limehouse 1841-1847 Wood Schooner

  Avon (I) 1,880   Wm Patterson, Bristol 1842-1862 Wood Paddle steamer

  Severn (I) 1,886   Wm Patterson, Bristol 1842-1856 Wood Paddle steamer

  Reindeer 600   Liverpool 1845-1849 Wood Paddle steamer

  Eagle 630   ? 1846-1861 Wood Paddle steamer

  Conway (I) 895   Wm Pitcher, Northfleet 1846-1870 Wood Paddle steamer

  Great Western 1,775   Wm Patterson, Bristol 1847-1856 Wood Paddle steamer

  Esk(I) 231   R Menzies, Leith 1849-1854 Wood Screw schooner

  Derwent (I) 794   Wm Pitcher, Northfleet 1850-1867 Wood Paddle steamer

  Amazon (I) 2,256*   R & H Green, Blackwall 1851-1852 Wood Paddle steamer

  Orinoco (I) 2,901   Wm Pitcher, Northfleet 1851-1859 Wood Paddle steamer

  Parana (I) 2,943   M Wigram, Southampton 1851-1876 Wood Paddle steamer

  Magdalena (I) 2,943   Wm Pitcher, Northfleet 1851-1865 Wood Paddle steamer

  Demerara (I) 2,318*   Wm Patterson, Bristol 1851-1851 Wood Paddle steamer

  Prince 398   Sunderland 1851-1862 Iron Paddle steamer

  La Plata (I) 2,404   Robert Steele, Greenock 1852-1871 Wood Paddle steamerr

  Camilla 539   Caird & Co, Greenock 1853-1859 Iron Paddle steamer

  Atrato (I) 3,467   Caird & Co, Greenock 1853-1870 Iron Paddle steamer

  Solent (I) 1,804   T & J White, Cowes, I of W 1853-1869 Composite Paddle steamer

  Wye 819   Caird & Co, Greenock 1853-1867 Iron Screw steamer

  Tamar (I) 1,850   Wm Pitcher, Northfleet 1854-1871 Wood Paddle Steamer

  Tyne (I) 1,603   Miller & Ravenhill, Newcastle 1854-1875 Iron Paddle steamer

  Oneida 2,285   Scott & Co, Greenock 1858-1874 Iron Screw steamer

  Parramatta 3,439   Thames Ironworks, Blackwall 1858-1859 Iron Paddle steamer

  Mersey 1,039   Thames Ironworks, Blackwall (?) 1859-1876 Iron Paddle steamer

  Shannon 3,609   R Napier, Glasgow 1859-1875 Iron Paddle steamer, later screw

  Tasmanian 2,956   Hill, Pt Glasgow 1859-1878 Iron Screw steamer

  Seine 3,440   Thames Ironworks, Blackwall 1860-1871 Iron Paddle steamer

  Eider (I) 1,569   Caird & Co, Greenock 1864-1883 Iron Paddle steamer

  Douro (I) 2,824   Caird & Co, Greenock 1864-1882 Iron Screw steamer

  Arno (I) 1,038   Caird & Co, Greenock 1865-1882 Iron Paddle steamer

  Rhone 2,738   Millwall Ironworks, London 1865-1867 Iron Screw steamer

  Danube (I) 2,000   Millwall Ironworks, London 1865-1871 Iron Paddle steamer

  Corsica 1,134   J & G Thomson, Glasgow 1867-1877 Iron Screw steamer

  Neva 3,025   Caird & Co, Greenock 1868-1890 Iron Screw steamer

  Nile (I) 3,039   Day, Summers, Southampton 1869-1890 Iron Screw steamer

  Elbe 3,108   J Elder & Co, Govan 1869-1902 Iron Screw steamer

  Tiber 1,591   Lungley, London 1871-1882 Iron Screw steamer

  Ebro (I) 1,509   Randolph & Elder, Glasgow 1871-1881 Iron Screw steamer

  Liffey (II) 1,504   Dudgeon, London 1871-1874 Iron Screw steamer

  Moselle 3,298   J Elder & Co, Govan 1871-1891 Iron Screw steamer

  Belize (I) 1,038   J & G Thomson, Glasgow 1871-1888 Iron Screw steamer

  Tagus (I) 3,298   J Elder & Co, Govan 1871-1897 Iron Screw steamer

  Boyne 3,318   Denny Bros, Dumbarton 1871-1875 Iron Screw steamer

  Essequibo (I) 1,831   Richardson, Duck, Stockton 1873-1900 Iron Screw steamer

  Larne (II) 1,670   C Mitchell & Co, Newcastle 1873-1900 Iron Screw steamer

  Severn (II) 1,736   Oswald & Co, Sunderland 1873-1888 Iron Screw steamer

  Minho (I) 2,540   Barclay Curle, Glasgow 1874-1888 Iron Screw steamer

  Mondego 2,564   Tod & McGregor, Glasgow 1874-1888 Iron Screw steamer

  Dee (II) 1,864   T Wingate & Co, Glasgow 1875-1901 Iron Screw steamer

  Guadiana 2,504   London & Glasgow Co, Glasgow 1875-1885 Iron Screw steamer

  Para 4,028   Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 1875-1903 Iron Screw steamer

  Don 4,028   Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 1875-1901 Iron Screw steamer

  Medway (II) 3,687   J Elder & Co, Glasgow 1877-1899 Iron Screw steamer

  Solent (II) 1,915   Oswald Mordaunt, Southampton 1878-1909 Iron Screw steamer

  Tamar (II) 2,923   Henderson, Renfrew 1878-1897 Iron Screw steamer

  Trent (II) 2,912   Henderson, Renfrew 1878-1897 Iron Screw steamer

  Derwent (II) 2,466   R Thompson Jun, Sunderland 1879-1902 Iron Screw steamer

  Humber 2,371   London & Glasgow Co, Glasgow 1880-1885 Iron Screw steamer

  Avon (II) 2,162   J Laing, Sunderland 1880-1903 Iron Screw steamer

  La Plata (II) 3,240   R & H Green, London 1882-1893 Iron Screw steamer

  Eden (I) 2,145   Barrow SB Co, Barrow 1882-1909 Iron Screw steamer

  Esk (II) 2,145   Barrow SB Co, Barrow 1882-1910 Iron Screw steamer

  Dart (I) 2,641   R Dixon & Co, Middlesborough 1883-1884 Iron Screw steamer

  Exe 61   Willoughby Bros, Plymouth 1885-c1925 Iron Screw steamer

  Orinoco (II) 4,572   Caird & Co, Greenock 1886-1909 Steel Screw steamer

  Atrato (II) 5,347   R Napier, Glasgow 1888-1912 Steel Screw steamer

  Magdalena (II) 5,373   R Napier, Glasgow 1889-1921 Steel Screw steamer

  Waltham 87   Southampton 1889-1903 Wood Screw steamer

  Thames (II) 5,621   R Napier, Glasgow 1889-1914 Steel Screw steamer

  Clyde (II) 5,618   R Napier, Glasgow 1890-1913 Steel Screw steamer

  Tyne (II) 615   Ramage & Ferguson, Leith 1891-1897 Steel Screw steamer

  Taw 180   J McArthur & Co, Paisley 1892-1915 Steel Screw steamer sloop

  Tees 180   J McArthur & Co, Paisley 1892-1915 Steel Screw steamer sloop

  Wear 180   J McArthur & Co, Paisley 1892-1915 Steel Screw steamer sloop

  Spey 470   S McKnight & Co, Ayr 1893-1913 Steel Screw steamer

  Nile (II) 5,855   J & G Thomson, Glasgow 1893-1911 Steel Screw steamer

  Danube (II) 5,891   J & G Thomson, Glasgow 1893-1920 Steel Screw steamer

  La Plata (III) 3,445   R Napier, Glasgow 1896-1900 Steel Screw steamer

  Minho (II) 3,445   R Napier, Glasgow 1896-1903 Steel Screw steamer

  Ebro (II) 3,445   R Napier, Glasgow 1896-1903 Steel Screw steamer

  Severn (III) 3,760   R Dixon & Co, Middlesborough 1898-1913 Steel Screw steamer

  Tagus (II) 5,545   R Napier, Glasgow 1899-1920 Steel Screw steamer

  Trent (III) 5,525   R Napier, Glasgow 1899-1922 Steel Screw steamer

  Tyne (III) 2,902   R Napier, Glasgow 1900-1917 Steel Screw steamer

  Eider (II) 1,236   Campbelltown SB Co 1900-1927 Steel Screw steamer

  La Plata (IV) 4,464   J & G Thomson, Glasgow 1901-1908 Steel Screw steamer

  Kennet 827   J Laing, Sunderland 1901-1914 Steel Screw steamer

  Arno (II) 745   S McKnight & Co, Ayr 1901-1917 Steel Screw steamer

  Yare 299   S McKnight & Co, Ayr 1901-1915 Steel Screw steamer

  Dee (III) 1,871   Craig, Taylor & Co, Stockton 1902-1918 Steel Screw steamer

  Tamar (III) 3,207   Craig, Taylor & Co, Stockton 1902-1915 Steel Screw steamer

  Teviot (II) 3,271   Craig, Taylor & Co, Stockton 1902-1928 Steel Screw steamer

  Parana (II) 4,515   Workman Clark, Belfast 1904-1933 Steel Screw steamer

  Caroni 2,628   Armstrong, Whitworth, Ncstle 1904-1915 Steel Screw steamer

  Conway (II) 2,650   Armstrong, Whitworth, Ncstle 1904-1930 Steel Screw steamer

  Pardo (I) 4,538   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1904-1934 Steel Screw steamer

  Catalina 2,645   Armstrong, Whitworth, Ncstle 1904-1922 Steel Screw steamer

  Potaro (I) 4,378   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1904-1915 Steel Screw steamer

  Aragon (I) 9,588   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1905-1917 Steel Screw steamer

  Oruba (I) 5,737   Naval Const. & Arm. Co, Barrow 1906-1914 Steel Screw steamer

  Orotava 5,851   Naval Const. & Arm. Co, Barrow 1906-1915 Steel Screw steamer

  Oroya 6,297   Barrow SB Co, Barrow 1906-1909 Steel Screw steamer

  Ortona 7,945   Vickers & Maxim, Barrow 1906-1917 Steel Screw steamer

       Arcadian (I)  formerly Ortona

  Marima 2,742   R Dixon & Co, Middlesborough 1906-1911 Steel Screw steamer

  Manau 2,745   R Dixon & Co, Middlesborough 1906-1906 Steel Screw steamer

  Amazon (II) 10,037   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1906-1918 Steel Screw steamer

  Segura (I) 4,756   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1906-1927 Steel Screw steamer

       Pembrokenshire (I)  formerly Segura (I)

       Chignecto  formerly Segura (I)

  Sabor (I) 4,758   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1906-1927 Steel Screw steamer

       Carmarthenshire (I)  formerly Sabor (I)

       Chaleur  formerly Sabor (I)

  Araguaya 10,537   Workman Clark, Belfast 1906-1930 Steel Screw steamer

  Avon (III) 11,073   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1907-1930 Steel Screw steamer

       Avoca, HMS  formerly Avon (III)

  Monmouthshire 5,091   Sunderland SB Co, Sndlnd 1907-1922 Steel Screw steamer

       Tyne (IV)  formerly Monmouthshire

  Denbighshire 3,844   Sunderland SB Co, Sndlnd 1907-1922 Steel Screw steamer

       Tamar (IV)  formerly Denbighshire

  Flintshire 3,815   Sunderland SB Co, Sndlnd 1907-1913 Steel Screw steamer

  Asturias (I) 12,015   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1907-1933 Steel Screw steamer

       Arcadian (II)  formerly Asturias (I)

  Arzila 2,722   J Laing & Sons, Sunderland 1908-1922 Steel Screw steamer

  Agadir 2,722   J Laing & Sons, Sunderland 1908-1922 Steel Screw steamer

  Berbice (I) 2,379   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1909-1920 Steel Screw steamer

  Balantia (I) 2,379   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1909-1922 Steel Screw steamer

       Saint Margaret of Scotland   formerly Balantia (I)

  Deseado (I) 11,475   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1911-1934 Steel Screw steamer

  Arlanza (I) 15,044   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1911-1938 Steel Screw steamer

  Demerara (II) 11,484   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1911-1933 Steel Screw steamer

  Desna 11,466   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1912-1933 Steel Screw steamer

  Jamaica 1,138   W Harkess, Middlesborough 1912-1914 Steel Screw steamer

  Dart (II) 1,104   Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 1912-1959 Steel Screw steamer

  Alcala 10,660   Workman Clark Belfast 1913-1913 Steel Screw steamer

  Andes (I) 15,620   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1913-1946 Steel Screw steamer

       Atlantis  formerly Andes (I)

  Doon 1,353   Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 1913-1919 Steel Screw steamer

  Radnorshire (I) 4,302   Bartram & Sons, Sunderland 1913-1917 Steel Screw steamer

  Caribbean 5,824   Fairfield Co, Glasgow 1913-1915 Steel Screw steamer

  Merionethshire 4,308   Bartram & Sons, Sunderland 1913-1918 Steel Screw steamer

  Cardiganshire 9,426   Workman Clark, Belfast 1913-1929 Steel Screw steamer

  Cobequid 4,738   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1913-1914 Steel Screw steamer

  Caraquet 4,917   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1913-1923 Steel Screw steamer

  Alcantara (I) 15,831   Harland & Wolff, Govan 1913-1916 Steel Screw steamer

  Carnarvonshire 9,406   Workman Clark, Belfast 1913-1933 Steel Screw steamer

  Drina (I) 11,483   Harland & Wolff, Belfast c1914-1917 Steel Screw steamer

  Almanzora 15,551   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1914-1948 Steel Screw steamer

  Barima 1,498   Caledon SB Co, Dundee 1914-1923 Steel Screw steamer

  Towy 199   Day, Summers, Southampton 1914-1920 Steel Screw steamer

  Devon 1,367   Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 1914-1959 Steel Screw steamer

  Belize (II) 1,498   Caledon SB Co, Dundee 1914-1923 Steel Screw steamer

  Chaudiere 3,986   R Dixon & Co, Middlesborough 1914-1926 Steel Screw steamer

  Taff 199   Day, Summers, Southampton 1914-1920 Steel Screw steamer

  Teign 199   Day, Summers, Southampton 1914-1920 Steel Screw steamer

  Essequibo (II) 8,489   Workman Clark, Belfast 1914-1922 Steel Screw steamer

  Ebro (III) 8,480   Workman Clark, Belfast 1914-1922 Steel Screw steamer

  Carmarthenshire (II) 7,823   Workman Clark, Belfast 1915-1929 Steel Screw steamer

  Pembrokeshire (II) 7,821   Workman Clark, Belfast 1915-1933 Steel Screw steamer

  Larne (III) 3,808   R Napier, Glasgow 1916-1918 Steel Screw steamer

  Brecknockshire 8,422   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1916-1917 Steel Screw steamer

  Darro (I) 11,493   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1916-1933 Steel Screw steamer

  Navasota 8,795   S H & Wghm R, Newcastle 1917-1939 Steel Screw steamer

  Sambre 5,260   Short Bros, Sunderland 1919-1940 Steel Screw steamer

  Glamorganshire 8,192   Asano SB Co, Tsurumi 1919-1933 Steel Screw steamer

  Nagara 8,803   S H & Wghm Rchdsn, Newcastle 1919-1943 Steel Screw steamer

  Segura (II) 5,295   Richardson, Duck, Newcastle 1919-1921 Steel Screw steamer

  Somme 5,265   Short Bros, Sunderland 1919-1942 Steel Screw steamer

  Severn (IV) 5,246   Short Bros, Sunderland 1919-1932 Steel Screw steamer

  Radnorshire (II) 6,723   J L Thompson, Sunderland 1919-1930 Steel Screw steamer

  Silarus 5,101   C Connell, Glasgow 1919-1931 Steel Screw steamer

  Siris 5,242   Harland & Wolff, Glasgow 1919-1942 Steel Screw steamer

  Narenta 8,266   Workman Clark, Belfast 1919-1939 Steel Screw steamer

  Arno (III) 344   Gebrs Bodewes, Martenshoek 1920-1933 Steel Screw motorship schooner

  Nictheroy 8,265   Workman Clark, Belast 1920-1937 Steel Screw steamer

  Orcana 7,814   A Stephen, Glasgow 1920-1922 Steel Screw steamer

  Oruba (II) 7,848   A Stephen, Glasgow 1920-1923 Steel Screw steamer

  Natia 8,723   A Stephen, Glasgow 1920-1940 Steel Screw steamer

  Nariva 8,723   A Stephen, Glasgow 1920-1943 Steel Screw steamer

  Nebraska 8,261   Workman Clark, Belfast 1920-1944 Steel Screw steamer

  Sarthe 5,271   Wm Gray, W Hartlepool 1920-1942 Steel Screw steamer

  Sabor (II) 5,212   Earles Co, Hull 1920-1943 Steel Screw steamer

  Montgomeryshire 6,650   Armstrong, Whitworth, Newcastle 1921-1931 Steel Screw steamer

  Lochkatrine 9,419   John Brown & Co, Clydebank 1921-1942 Steel Screw motorship

  Lochgoil 9,462   Harland & Wolff, Govan 1922-1939 Steel Screw motorship

  Culebra 3,044   Irvine's SB & DD Co, W Hartpl 1923-1942 Steel Screw steamer

  Orca 16,063   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1923-1927 Steel Screw steamer

  Orduña (I) 15,499   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1923-1926 Steel Screw steamer

  Orbita (I) 15,486   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1923-1926 Steel Screw steamer

  Ohio 18,940   A G Weser, Bremen 1923-1927 Steel Screw steamer

  Lochmonar 9,412   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1923-1949 Steel Screw motorship

  Asturias (II) 22,048   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1925-1945 Steel Screw motorship, later steamer

  Alcantara (II) 22,209   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1926-1958 Steel Screw motorship, later steamer

  Arun 384   Svendborg Skibsvaerft, Svendborg 1928-1952 Steel Screw motorship

  Nasina 7,206   Russell & Co, Pt Glasgow 1932-1935 Steel Screw steamer

  Nela 7,206   Russell & Co, Pt Glasgow 1932-1945 Steel Screw steamer

  Nalon 7,206   Russell & Co, Pt Glasgow 1932-1940 Steel Screw steamer

  Nogoya 8,442   Barclay, Curle, Glasgow 1932-1936 Steel Screw steamer

  Sicily 3,457   Richardson, Duck, Stockton 1932-1933 Steel Screw steamer

  Thessaly (I) 3,135   Richardson, Duck, Stockton 1932-1933 Steel Screw steamer

  Lombardy (I) 3,379   Richardson, Duck, Stockton 1932-1956 Steel Screw steamer

  Brittany (I) 4,772   A McMillan & Son, Dmbrtn 1932-1942 Steel Screw motorship

  Gascony 4,716   A McMillan & Son, Dmbrtn 1932-1958 Steel Screw motorship

  Araby (I) 4,936   A McMillan & Son, Dmbrtn 1932-1940 Steel Screw motorship

  Highland Brigade 14,135   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1932-1959 Steel Screw motorship

  Highland Chieftain 14,135   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1932-1959 Steel Screw motorship

  Highland Monarch 14,139   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1932-1960 Steel Screw motorship

  Highland Patriot 14,172   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1932-1940 Steel Screw motorship

  Highland Princess 14,100   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1932-1959 Steel Screw motorship

  Highland Rover 7,490   Russell & Co, Pt Glasgow 1932-1932 Steel Screw steamer

  Lochavon 9,205   Harland & Wolff, Govan 1938-1939 Steel Screw motorship

  Andes (II) 25,895   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1939-1971 Steel Screw steamer

  Pampas (I) 5,415   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1940-1942 Steel Screw motorship

  Pardo (II) 5,400   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1940-1965 Steel Screw motorship

  Potaro (II) 5,410   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1940-1965 Steel Screw motorship

  Palma 5,419   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1941-1944 Steel Screw motorship

  Deseado (II) 9,641   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1942-1968 Steel Screw motorship

  Darro (II) 9,732   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1942-1967 Steel Screw motorship

  Pampas (II) 5,576   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1943-1965 Steel Screw motorship

  Parima 5,595   Harland & Wolff, Govan 1944-1962 Steel Screw motorship

  Paraguay 5,560   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1944-1965 Steel Screw motorship

  Drina (II) 9,785   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1944-1965 Steel Screw motorship

  Durango 9,801   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1944-1966 Steel Screw motorship

  Pilcomayo 5,567   Harland & Wolff, Glasgow 1945-1965 Steel Screw motorship

  Loch Ryan 9,904   Furness, Haverton Hill 1946-1960 Steel Screw steamer

  Teviot (III) 7,056   Shipbuilding Corp, Nwcstle 1946-1960 Steel Screw steamer

  Tweed (II) 7,056   Shipbuilding Corp, Nwcstle 1946-1959 Steel Screw steamer

  Brittany (II) 5,089   W Pickersgill & Sons, Sndlnd 1946-1962 Steel Screw motorship

  Barranca 7,252   Oregon SB Corp, Portland 1947-1956 Steel Screw steamer

  Berbice (II) 7,294   New England SB Corp, Maine 1947-1958 Steel Screw steamer

  Beresina 7,298   New England SB Corp, Maine 1947-1956 Steel Screw steamer

  Balantia (II) 7,235   Bethlehem/Fairfield, Baltimore 1947-1958 Steel Screw steamer

  Araby (II) 5,039   Lithgows Ltd, Pt Glasgow 1947-1961 Steel Screw motorship

  Loch Avon 8,617   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1947-1967 Steel Screw steamer

  Loch Garth 8,617   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1947-1968 Steel Screw steamer

  Magdalena (III) 17,547   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1948-1949 Steel Screw steamer

  Ebro (IV) 7,785   Harland & Wolff, Glasgow 1952-1969 Steel Screw motorship

  Essequibo (III) 7,785   Harland & Wolff, Glasgow 1952-1968 Steel Screw motorship

  Loch Gowan 9,718   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1954-1970 Steel Screw steamer

  Escalante 7,791   Harland & Wolff, Glasgow 1955-1970 Steel Screw motorship

  Eden (II) 7,791   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1956-1969 Steel Screw motorship

  Tuscany 7,455   Harland & Wolff, Glasgow 1956-1970 Steel Screw motorship

  Thessaly (II) 7,299   Harland & Wolff, Glasgow 1957-1971 Steel Screw motorship

  Picardy 7,306   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1957-1971 Steel Screw motorship

  Albany 7,299   Harland & Wolff, Glasgow 1957-1971 Steel Screw motorship

  Loch Loyal 11,035   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1957-1971 Steel Screw motorship

  Amazon (III) 20,368   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1959-1968 Steel Screw motorship

  Yacaré 1,022   Van der Werf, Deest 1959-1974 Steel Screw motorship

  Yaguarete 1,022   Van der Werf, Deest 1959-1974 Steel Screw motorship

  Aragon (II) 20,362   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1959-1969 Steel Screw motorship

  Arlanza (II) 20,362   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1960-1969 Steel Screw motorship

 

*    Demerara (I) and Amazon (I) tonnages were net; no gross measurement was ever calculated.   Back

 

 

 

 
Royal Mail Lines in Furness Withy Group Fleet List

Arlanza (II) was the last ship to enter Royal Mail Lines' fleet as an independent company. The following joined
the fleet after the takeover by Furness, Withy & Co in 1965.

 

 

Name Gross
Tons
Builder Years in RMSP/RML Fleet Hull Material Propulsion

  Duquesa 9,726   Hawthorn, Leslie, Newcastle 1968-1973 Steel Screw steamer

  Stolt Abadesa 13,398   S H & Wghm Rchdsn, Ncstle 1968-1971 Steel Screw motorship

  Douro (II) 10,785   Hawthorn, Leslie, Newcastle 1969-1971 Steel Screw motorship

  Manchester Freighter 8,105   Burntisland SB Co, Bntslnd 1969-1971 Steel Screw motorship

       Lombardy (II)  formerly Manchester Freighter

  Derwent (III) 13,593   Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 1969-1971 Steel Screw steamer

  Pacific Envoy 9,439   Vickers Armstrong, Nwcstle 1970-1971 Steel Screw steamer

  Pacific Stronghold 9,337   Vickers Armstrong, Nwcstle 1970-1971 Steel Screw steamer

  Southern Prince 5,443   Harland & Wolff, Glasgow 1971-1971 Steel Screw steamer

  Chandeleur 3,447   Hall, Russell & Co, Aberdeen 1971-1972 Steel Screw motorship

  Cotopaxi 8,559   Denny Bros, Dumbarton 1971-1973 Steel Screw steamer

  Eleuthera 3,447   Hall, Russell & Co, Aberdeen 1971-1972 Steel Screw motorship

  Kenuta 8,494   Greenock Dockyard Co, Grnck 1971-1972 Steel Screw steamer

  Pizarro 8,564   Greenock Dockyard Co, Grnck 1971-1973 Steel Screw steamer

  Somers Isle 3,552   Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1971-1972 Steel Screw motorship

  Orbita (II) 8,396   Cammell Laird & Co, Birkenhead 1972-1980 Steel Screw motorship

  Orduña (II) 8,396   Cammell Laird & Co, Birkenhead 1973-1984 Steel Screw motorship

       Beacon Grange  formerly Orduña (II)

  Ortega 8,396   Cammell Laird & Co, Birkenhead 1973-1982 Steel Screw motorship

       Andes (III)  formerly Ortega

  Kayeson 28,132   Hawthorn, Leslie, Newscastle 1974-1977 Steel Screw steamer

 

 

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