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The London Brighton and South Coast Railway operated a number of cross channel ferry services, between its ports of Shoreham, Newhaven and Littlehampton to Dieppe, Honfleur, and Jersey. The profitable Newhaven-Dieppe service was operated in conjunction with the French Western Railway (Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest).

After 1880 the railway became a partner with the London and South Western Railway to form the South Western and Brighton Railway Companies Steam Packet Service (SW&BRCSPS) which bought out the existing operators between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.{{cite book | last = Jordan | first = S | title = Ferry Services of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway | publisher = The Oakwood Press | year = 1998 | location = Usk | isbn = 0-85361-521-7 }}

In 1884 the Isle of Wight Marine Transit Company started a rail freight ferry link between the Hayling Island Branch Line at Langstone and the Bembridge branch line at St Helens quay. To provide the link the rail ferry Carrier, designed to carry railway trucks, was moved from Scotland. The project was unsuccessful and despite being acquired in full by the LB&SCR in 1886 ended in 1888 {{sfn|Acworth|1888|p=105}}

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Ships

Ships operated by the LB&SCR and (after 1863) Chemin de Fer de l'Ouest were:

class="wikitable"
Ship

! Launched

! Tonnage (GRT)

! Notes

{{PS|Alexandra|Caird, 1863|2}}

| 1863{{cite web|url=http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/feederswest.shtml |title=London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Company |publisher=The Ships List |access-date=5 January 2010}}

| 325

| Sold in 1883 to C Daniel, London.

{{SS|Arundel2}}

| 1900{{cite web|url=http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/SR_LBSC1.html |title=London, Brighton & South Coast Railway |publisher=Simplon Postcards |access-date=12 December 2009}}

| 1,067

| Built Denny & Co. Dumbarton.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=87}}{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=87}} Fitted out as a troopship 1914.{{sfn|Marx|2007|p=56}} Scrapped 1934.

{{SS|Ayrshire Lassie2}}

| 1839

| 169

| Bought in 1851 from J Southern, Liverpool. Sold later that year.

{{SS|Bordeaux2}}

| 1865

| 419

| Sold in 1890 to Bull & Co Ltd, Newhaven.

{{SS|Brighton|1847|2}}

| 1847

| 273

| Sold in 1850 to Italy.

{{SS|Brighton|1878|2}}

| 1878

| 531

| Collided with Dieppe Pier and sank January 1893.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=91}} Salvaged and sold out of service in 1893.

{{SS|Brighton|1903|2}}

| 1903

| 1,129

| Built Denny & Co. Dumbarton.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=56}} Fitted out as troopship and then an ambulance ship.{{sfn|Marx|2007|p=56}} Sold 1930 for conversion to a private yacht, renamed Roussalka. Wrecked 25 August 1933.

{{SS|Brittany|1882|2}}

| 1882

| 605{{csr|register=MSI|id=1079175|access-date=15 December 2009}}

| 2500 hp.{{sfn|Acworth|1888|p=101}} Sold to Liverpool and Douglas Steamers Ltd in 1902. Scrapped at Preston in June 1904.

{{SS|Brittany|1910|2}}

| 1910

| 618{{csr|register=MSI|id=1105657|access-date=15 December 2009}}

| Sold to London and South Western Railway in 1912, renamed Aldershot in 1933, sold to Italy in 1936 and renamed Hercules. Torpedoed on 24 November 1941 by {{HMS|Triumph|N18|6}} at Heraklion Harbour, Crete.

{{SS|Calvados2}}

| 1894

| 570

| Cargo vessel, built Denny & Co. Dumbarton.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=87}} Sold in 1901 to General Steam Navigation Co Ltd, renamed Alouette.

{{SS|Culloden2}}

| 1845

| 250

| Bought in 1851 from Denny Bros. Sold back to them the same year.

{{SS|Dieppe|1847|2}}

| 1847

| 123

| Sold in 1849 to Bermuda.

{{SS|Dieppe|1855|2}}

| 1855

| 270

| Out of service c1870.

Dieppe

|

|

| Was run into by {{SS|Victoria|1878|2}} and sunk at Dieppe on 18 December 1881.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Latest Shipping Intelligence |date=19 December 1881 |issue=30381 |page=6 |column=E }}

{{SS|Dieppe|1905|2}}

| 1905

| 1,210

| Built Denny & Co. Dumbarton.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=87}} Used as military transport 1914, later a hospital ship and troopship.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=56}} Sold 1933 for conversion to a private yacht, renamed Rosaura.

{{SS|Honfleur|1865|2}}

| 1865{{Cite news |title=Double Launch at Millwall Iron Works |newspaper=Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph |location=Portsmouth |date=14 October 1865 |issue=3460 }}

|

| 411 tons Builder's measurement.

{{SS|La France|1899|2}}

| 1899

| 729

| Became troopship 1914.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=56}} Scrapped in 1923.

{{PS|London|1853|2}}

| 1853

| 341

| Sold in 1860 to Italy, renamed Generale Garibaldi.

{{SS|Lyons2}}

| 1856

| 244

| Scrapped in 1885.

{{PS|Lymington|1882|2}}

| 1882{{csr|register=MSI|id=1085152|access-date=15 December 2009}}

| 204

|

{{PS|Mayflower|1866|2}}

| 1866

| 69{{cite web|url=http://website.lineone.net/~tom_lee/mayflowerimg.htm |title=PS Mayflower |publisher=Tom Lee |access-date=4 January 2010}}

| Purchased from the Solent Steamship Co Ltd in July 1884. Scrapped 1910

{{SS|Manche2}}

| 1897

| 978

| Sold in 1913 to Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce, renamed Le Verdon.

{{SS|Marseilles2}}

| 1864

| 32

| Sold in 1885 to Jones, Liverpool.

{{PS|Menai|1830|2}}

| 1830

| 235

| In service 1844-48.{{cite web |url=http://clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=22960&vessel=MENAI |title=Menai |publisher=Caledonian Maritime Heritage Trust |access-date=26 June 2018}}

{{SS|Newhaven|1847|2}}

| 1847

| 123

| Sold in 1849 to Aberdeen, Leith, Clyde & Tay Shipping Co Ltd.

{{SS|Newhaven|1911|2}}

| 1911

| 1,655

| Became troopship 1914.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=57}} Scrapped in 1947.

{{SS|Normandy|1882|2}}

| 1882

|

| 2500 hp.{{sfn|Acworth|1888|p=101}} Sold to Liverpool and Douglas Steamers Ltd in 1902. Sold to Red Funnel Line in 1903, scrapped in 1909.

{{SS|Normandy|1910|2}}

| 1910

| 618{{csr|register=MSI|id=1105656|access-date=15 December 2009}}

| Sold to London and South Western Railway in 1912. Torpedoed on 25 January 1918 and sunk off Cape La Hague.

{{SS|Orleans2}}

|

| 270

| In service 1856, Scrapped 1878.

{{PS|Paris|1852|2}}

| 1852

| 238

| Wrecked in 1863 off Jersey.

{{SS|Paris|1875|2}}

| 1875

| 488

| Resold in 1888 to builders.

{{SS|Paris|Fairfield, 1888|2}}

| 1888

| 785

| Designed William Stroudley,{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=87}} built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, 3500 hp.{{sfn|Acworth|1888|p=101}} Sold in 1912 to the Shipping Federation.

{{SS|Paris|1913|2}}

| 1913

| 1,774

| Became minelayer 1914.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=57}} Bombed and sunk at Dunkirk in 1940.

{{SS|Prince Arthur2}}

| 1896

| 578

| Sold in 1901 to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, renamed Deal.

{{SS|Rothesay Castle2}}

| 1837

| 180

| Purchased in 1851 from Roxburgh, sold to Denny Bros. in the same year.

{{SS|Rouen|1853|2}}

| 1853

| 260

| Out of service c1868.

PS Rouen

| 1888

| 785 900{{sfn|Acworth|1888|p=101}}

| Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, 3500 hp.{{sfn|Acworth|1888|p=101}} Sold in 1903 to Barrow Steam Navigation Co Ltd, renamed Duchess of Bucchleugh.

{{SS|Rouen|1912|2}}

| 1912

| 1,656{{csr|register=MSI|id=5603404|access-date=15 December 2009}}

| Became auxiliary scout 1914, torpedoed 1916, salvaged and employed as a military transport.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=57}} Scrapped in 1949 at Dieppe.

{{SS|Seaford2}}

| 1892{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=87}}

| 997

| Designed John Biles, built Denny & Co. Dumbarton.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=87}} Sank off Newhaven after collision with SS Lyon.

{{SS|Seine2}}

| 1891

| 808

| Sold in 1906 and renamed Celia.

{{PS|Solent|1902|6}}

| 1902

| 161{{csr|register=MSI|id=1114551|access-date=15 December 2009}}

|

{{SS|Sussex2}}

| 1896

| 1,565

| Designed John Biles, built Denny & Co. Dumbarton.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=87}} Became troopship 1914, torpedoed 1916, and salvaged.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=57}} Sold in 1920 to Greece, renamed Aghia Sophia. Scrapped in 1921 following fire damage.{{cite web|url=http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=10763 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531155140/http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=10763 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=31 May 2012 |title=Launched 1886: ss SUSSEX |publisher=Clydesite |access-date=30 December 2010}}

{{SS|Tamise2}}

| 1891

| 953

| Scrapped in 1913.

{{SS|Trouville2}}

| 1894

| 570

| Cargo vessel, built Denny & Co. Dumbarton.{{sfn|Marx|2008|p=87}} Sold in 1901 to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, renamed Walmer.

{{SS|Versailles2}}

| 1921

| 1,903

| Scrapped in 1945.

{{SS|Victoria|1878|2}}

| 1878

| 531

| Wrecked at Varengeville-sur-Mer, Seine-Inférieure, France on 13 April 1887 with the loss of 19 of the 90 people on board.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Wreck of a Channel Steamer |date=14 April 1887 |issue=32046 |page=10 |column=A }}

The company also operated a number of ships on the Isle of Wight Portsmouth to Ryde service jointly with the London and South Western Railway.{{cite web|url=http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/IOW1.html |title=Isle of Wight Services, Page 1: LBCSR & LSWR Joint Fleet |publisher=Simplon Postcards |access-date=14 December 2009}}

class="wikitable"
Ship

! Launched

! Tonnage (GRT)

! Notes

{{PS|Duchess of Albany|1889|6}}

| 1889

| 256

| Scrapped in 1928.

{{PS|Duchess of Connaught|1884|6}}

| 1884

| 342{{csr|register=MSI|id=1087433|access-date=15 December 2009}}

| Scrapped in 1910.

{{PS|Duchess of Edinburgh|1884|6}}

| 1884

| 342{{csr|register=MSI|id=1087432|access-date=15 December 2009}}

| Scrapped in 1910.

{{PS|Duchess of Fife|1899|6}}

| 1899

| 443{{csr|register=MSI|id=1110219|access-date=15 December 2009}}

| Scrapped in November 1929 at Bolness.

{{PS|Duchess of Kent|1897|6}}

| 1897

| 399{{csr|register=MSI|id=1108009|access-date=15 December 2009}}

| Sold to New Medway Steam Packet Co Ltd in 1933 and renamed Clacton Queen. Sold to Mersey & Blackpool Steamship Co Ltd in November 1935 and renamed Jubilee Queen. Sold to Jubilee Shipping Co and then S B Kelly in July 1936. Scrapped in June 1937 at Barrow in Furness.

PS Duchess of Norfolk

| 1911

| 381{{csr|register=MSI|id=5510305|access-date=15 December 2009}}

| Requisitioned by Royal Navy in 1916 as {{HMS|Duchess of Norfolk}}. Returned to owners in 1920.{{cite web |url=http://freespace.virgin.net/tom.lee/embassyimg.htm |title=PS Embassy (ex Duchess of Norfolk) |publisher=Tom Lee |access-date=4 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210122004/http://freespace.virgin.net/tom.lee/embassyimg.htm |archive-date=10 February 2010 |df=dmy-all }} Sold in 1937 to Cosens & Co Ltd, renamed Embassy. Requisitioned by Royal Navy in 1939 as {{HMS|Ambassador}}. Returned to owners in 1945, renamed Embassy. Scrapped in 1967 at Boom, Belgium.

{{PS|Duchess of Richmond|1910|6}}

| 1910

| 354{{csr|register=MSI|id=1128414|access-date=15 December 2009}}

| Struck a mine on 28 June 1919 and sank.

{{PS|Princess Margaret|1893|6}}

| 1893

| 260{{csr|register=MSI|id=41651|access-date=15 December 2009}}

|

{{PS|Victoria|1881|6}}

| 1881

| 366{{csr|register=MSI|id=1084238|access-date=15 December 2009}}

| Scrapped in 1900 at Bolness.

References

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Sources

  • {{cite journal|first=W M |last=Acworth |year=1888 |title=The London and Brighton Railway |journal=Murray's Magazine| issue=July 1888 |publisher=John Murray |location=London}}
  • {{cite book|last=Marx| first=Klaus |year=2007 |title=Lawson Billinton: a career cut short |location=Usk |publisher=The Oakwood Press |isbn=978-0-85361-661-0}}
  • {{cite book|last=Marx |first=Klaus |year=2008 |title=Robert Billinton: an engineer under pressure |location=Usk |publisher=The Oakwood Press |isbn=978-0-85361-676-4}}

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