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PS
Fairy Queen (ex - Queen of the
Orwell)
Built in 1862 by Robert napier & Sons at
Govan
Dimensions : 171.6 ft x 18.5 ft
Twin cylinder
165 Gross Registered Tons
Operated a packet service
from London to Ipswich for the Woolwich Steam Packet Company
Reboilered in 1869
Inaugurated the new Clacton pier on July 18th 1871
Transferred
to the London Steamboat Company in 1876 and various other owners until
taken over by the Victoria Steamboat Association in 1888
Renamed PS Fairy Queen in 1890
Withdrawn in 1898
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