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The Royal William Victualling Yard and basin. The Royal William Victualling Yard in Stonehouse, a suburb of Plymouth, England, was the major victualling depot of the Royal Navy and an important adjunct of Devonport Dockyard. It was designed by the architect Sir John Rennie and was named after King William IV. [1]
Regular daytime ferry, Formerly MV "Humphrey Gilbert", built by British rail for dartmouth foot ferry. Along with sister ship MV "Adrian Gilbert". MV Plymouth Sound: 1987 2017–present Excursions and relief ferry MV Island Princess: 1961 2017-Present Royal Willam Yard to Saltash Ferry during daytime and backup for Cremyll Ferry MV Tamar Belle ...
Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste (born in Bergerac, France 1663, died in Acadia after August 1714) was a French privateer famous for the success he had against New England merchant shipping and fishing interests during King William's War and Queen Anne's War. [1] Baptiste's crew members were primarily Acadians.
CSP for Loch Awe service, later Clyde, then Loch Lomond; Scrapped 1999 1937 PS Ryde: 1306 Paddle steamer built for the Southern Railway. Ryde was the last coal-fired sea-going paddle steamer in the world when taken out of service in 1969. 1938 MV Lymington: 1322 Isle of Wight ferry which as MV Sound of Sanda became a Clyde ferry in 1974 1938
New Passage Pier railway station, a rebuilt New Passage Hotel, a promenade, tea rooms, and a 594-yard (543 m) railway pier, improved the facilities for travellers. One year earlier, an engineer engaged on building the pier had the idea of a tunnel under the river. In 1886, the Severn Tunnel opened and the New Passage ferry became redundant. The ...
In 1843, the company took over the routes of the St. George Steam Packet Company, extending service to Wales. The Company also operated smaller steamers on the River Shannon. Up until 1850, the British Admiralty carried the Royal Mail, but in that year, contracts were awarded for the first time to private companies.
St Pierre is a former parish and hamlet in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Chepstow and adjacent to the Severn Estuary. It is now the site of a large golf and country club , the Marriott St Pierre Hotel & Country Club, which was previously a large manor house and deer park belonging to the Lewis family.
The Isle Royale Line – previously Isle Royale Ferry Service – is a transportation service between Copper Harbor, Michigan and Isle Royale National Park. It is the successor of a series of ferry services between the Keewenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale, operating six vessels since 1930 under different owners: Water Lily , Copper Queen , and ...