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Kingsbridge Estuary : Kingsbridge to Salcombe, South Devon
Freight and passenger services down the
estuary from Kingsbridge to the port of Salcombe and also onward via
the sea to the major port City of Plymouth
Kingsbridge Packet
Built in 1857 by William Date at Kingsbridge for Robert Hurrell & Co of Kingsbridge
77.8 ft : 69 GT
Engine : by J Penn of Poplar, London
Sank in a collision in Plymouth Sound in 1890
Reindeer
Built in 1875 by William Date at Kingsbridge for John Hurrell & Co of Kingsbridge
77.8 ft : 69 GT
Withdrawn in 1906
Salcombe Castle
Built in 1897 by Philip & Son at Dartmouth for Nicholas March
61.5 ft : 34 GT
Engine : 2 cylinder compound : 8 and 16 in x 16 in
Withdrawn in 1920 and scrapped at Salcombe
Ilton Castle
Built in 1906 by Willoughby Bros at Plymouth for Nicholas March
80.5 ft : 53 GT
Sold in 1927 to the Great Western Railway Co. and scrapped in 1929
Kenwith Castle
Built in 1914 by Willoughby Bros at Plymouth for Nicholas Southwood
80.2 ft : 53 GT
Sold in 1927 to the Great Western Railway Co. and scrapped in 1929
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