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The Compagnie Rouennaise de Navigation a Vapeur,
which operated services on the River Seine between Partis and Le Havre
from their base at Rouen also operated a ferry service between Carteret
on the Normanfy coast and the island of Jersey at Gorey
Cygne was
built in 1854 by A Normand at Le Havre as Halloin but had become Cygne
in 1882. She came to the Jersey service in 1894, being substantially
renovated soon afterwards. She served until October 1912 and was
scrapped in Boulogne the following year.
Jersey
was bought by the Cie Rouennaise de Navigation in 1913 from the Great
Yarmouth Steam Towing Company of the UK where the 1896-built paddle
steamer had been called Lord Nelson. Built by Allsup in Preston she was
133.3 ft long and had a GRT of 229. She had two single-cylinder
diagonal engines of 30 x 48 in. She ended her service in October
1914 following the outbreak of World War I, which she spent on wartime
duties. Although she returned following the war, reentering service in
August 1919, traffic was poor and the company abandoned the
service in early 1920. She was was later sold for to the
Paris-based Compagnie France-Canada, registered at Cherbourg
and renamed Au Revoir She remained on the Carteret-Jersey
run. In 1928 she was operated out of the Mediterranean port of Nice for
Monegasque state owners as La Dryade. She was later converted to a
barge in 1934
Jersey-based operators
Jersey & Continental Steam Packet Co : St Helier and Gorey to Port Bail (Normandy) and St Brieuc (Brittany)
Heather Bell (1867-1868) Built in 1858
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