MV Ulster Prince (1929)

MV Ulster Prince was a passenger ferry operated across the Irish Sea between 1929 and 1940. She became a total loss in Greece while a troop ship during WWII.

History
Name: MV Ulster Prince (1929-1941)
Owner: Belfast Steamship Company
Port of registry: Belfast
Route: Liverpool-Belfast (1930-1940)
Builder: Harland and Wolff
Yard number: 697
Launched: 25 April 1929
Completed: 3 March 1930
Identification: Official No.161858
Fate: wrecked in 1941
General characteristics
Tonnage: 3,756 GT
Length: 345 ft (105.2 m)
Beam: 46 ft (14.0 m)
Draught: 4.13 m (13.5 ft)
Installed power: 10 cylinder airless injection H&W B&W
Propulsion: Twin screws
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Notes: [1][2]

History

Ulster Prince was the last of three 3700ton motorships built by Harland and Wolff for the Belfast Steamship Co. between 1929 and 1930.[3] She and her sisters, Ulster Monarch and Ulster Queen, were pioneer diesel-propelled cross-channel passenger ships.[1] The trio provided a reliable and regular overnight service between Liverpool and Belfast,[4] which was marketed as the Ulster Imperial Line.[5] Their original grey hulls were later changed to black.[3]

Ulster Prince was used as a troop ship during WWII.[1] In April 1941, during the evacuation of Greece, she ran aground off Nafplio, Greece. The following day, she was bombed and became a total loss.[3]

After the war, she was replaced on the Liverpool - Belfast service by the British and Irish ferry MV Leinster (renamed Ulster Prince (2)).[6]

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References
  1. "Ulster Prince". The Yard/Harland & Wolff. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. "Ulster Prince". Shipspotting. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. "Harland and Wolff Standard Motorships - The Belfast SS Pioneers". Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. Ian Collard (2015). Coast Lines: Fleet List and History. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 1445646757. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. "Belfast Steamship Co". Maritime Timetable Images. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. "1937 Leinster (3) (British and Irish)/Ulster Prince (2) (Belfast SS)". Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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