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Brighton Belle (ex - Lady Evelyn, 1900)
Built in 1900 by J Scott at
Kinghorn, Fife
Engines : Compound diagonal 22 and 48 in x 54 in
Dimensions : 170 later 200 ft x 24.1 ft
295 later 320 Gross Registered
Tons
The Furness Railway issued official photos of their steamers which were made into commercial post cards
Built for the
Furness Railway Company in 1900 as PS Lady Evelyn
Lengthened by 30 ft in 1904
Sold to the Tucker operation at Cardiff for use from the 1919
season.
On the failure of the Tucker operation, was bought by P&A
Campbell in 1922
With new tonnage available, Campbells reopened their South Coast
station in 1923, sending Lady Evelyn, re-named Brighton Belle
Sailed on the Bristol Channel from 1937
Lost on May 28th 1940 on her second trip to the Dunkirk evacuations
when she hit an underwater
obstruction
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