Ships
The SE&CR operated a number of ships on cross channel services.
- Ex South Eastern Railway ships.
| Ship | Launched | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Victor | 1880 | 814 | Scrapped 1899. |
| Boulogne | 1878 | 407 | Sold in 1903 to British Central Africa Co Ltd. |
| Duchess of York | 1895 | 996 | Scrapped in 1904 |
| Folkestone | 1878 | 398 | Scrapped in 1903. |
| Louise Dagmar | 1880 | 818 | Scrapped in 1899. |
| Mary Beatrice | 1882 | 803 | Scrapped in 1900 |
| Princess of Wales | 1898 | 1,009 | Sold in 1910 to Argentina, renamed Río Uruguay. |
- Ex London, Chatham and Dover Railway ships.
| Ship | Launched | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breeze | 1863 | 385 | Scrapped in 1899. |
| Calais | 1896 | 979 | Sold in 1911 to Hattemer, Boulogne, renamed Au Revoir. |
| Calais-Douvres | 1889 | 1,212 | Sold in 1900 to Liverpool & Douglas Steamers. |
| Dover | 1896 | 979 | Scrapped in 1911. |
| Empress | 1887 | 1,213 | Scrapped in 1906 |
| Foam | 1862 | 495 | Scrapped in 1901. |
| France | 1864 | 365 | Scrapped in 1899. |
| Invicta | 1882 | 1,282 | Scrapped in 1899. |
| Lord Warden | 1896 | 979 | Scrapped in 1911. |
| Petrel | 1862 | 503 | Scrapped in 1899. |
| Prince | 1864 | 338 | Scrapped in 1899. |
| Samphire | 1861 | 336 | Scrapped in 1899. |
| Victoria | 1886 | 1,042 | Scrapped in 1904 |
| Wave | 1863 | 385 | Scrapped in 1899 |
- Ships built for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway.
| Ship | Launched | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biarritz | 1914 | 2,495 | Scrapped in 1949 at Dover. |
| Canterbury | 1900 | 561 | Sold in 1926 to W E Guinness, renamed Arpha. Sold in 1938 to Sark Motorships Ltd. Requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1939 as HMS Arpha. Sold in 1946 to Shell Caribbean Petroleum Ltd, renamed Coriano. Sold in 1951 to J M Perez Hernandez. Scrapped sometime after 1955. |
| Empress | 1907 | 1,689 | Requisitioned by Royal Navy in 1914, sold to France in 1923. Scrapped at Dunkirk in 1933. |
| Engadine | 1911 | 1,676 | Requisitioned by Royal Navy in 1914, returned in 1920. Sold in 1933 to Philippines and renamed Corregidor. Struck a mine and sank on 17 December 1941. |
| Invicta | 1905 | 1,680 | Sold in 1923 to France. Scrapped in 1932. |
| Mabel Grace | 1899 | 1,289 | Scrapped in 1909. |
| Maid of Orleans | 1918 | 2,384 | Torpedoed on 28 June 1944 and sunk. |
| Onward | 1905 | 1,671 | Caught fire in 1918 at Folkestone and sank. Salvaged in 1920, sold to Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and rebuilt as Mona's Isle, the fourth IoMSPCo ship to carry that name. Scrapped in November 1948 at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. |
| Riviera | 1911 | 1,674 | Requisitioned by Royal Navy in 1914, returned in 1920. Sold in 1932 to Burns & Laird Lines Ltd, renamed Laird's Isle. Scrapped in October 1957 at Troon, Ayrshire. |
| The Queen | 1903 | 1,676 | Captured on 26 October 1916 by German destroyer S-60 and sunk. |
| Victoria | 1907 | 1,689 | Sold in 1928 to Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Scrapped in January 1957 at Barrow in Furness. |
- Other ships operated by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway
| Ship | Launched | Tonnage (displacement) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannet | 1878 | 1,130 | Used as an accommodation ship at Port Victoria from 1900-03. |
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