RMS Duke of Argyll (1928)
{{Short description|Irish sea ferry (in operation 1928-1956)}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image = StateLibQld 1 51108 Duke of Argyll (ship).jpg |Ship caption = Duke of Argyll }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header = |Ship name = RMS Duke of Argyll |Ship owner =*1928–47: London Midland and Scottish Railway
|Ship operator =*1928–47: London Midland and Scottish Railway
|Ship registry = {{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} Lancaster |Ship route = 1928–56: Heysham – Belfast |Ship ordered = |Ship builder = William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |Ship original cost = |Ship yard number = 1194 |Ship way number = |Ship laid down = |Ship launched = 23 January 1928 |Ship completed = |Ship christened = |Ship acquired = |Ship maiden voyage = |Ship in service = |Ship out of service = |Ship identification = |Ship fate = Scrapped 7 November 1956 |Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header = |Header caption = |Ship type = Turbine steam ship |Ship tonnage =*{{GRT|3604}}
|Ship displacement = |Ship length =*{{convert|349.1|ft|abbr=on}} p/p
|Ship beam = {{convert|53.1|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship draught = |Ship depth = {{convert|18.5|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship decks = |Ship deck clearance = |Ship power = 1,628 NHP |Ship propulsion = 4 steam turbines; twin screws |Ship speed = {{convert|21|kn|km/h}} |Ship capacity = 1,500 day passengers; overnight cabins for 450 passengers; space for 250 cattle |Ship crew = |Ship notes = }} |
RMS Duke of Argyll was an Irish Sea ferry that operated from 1928 to 1956. William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton on the Firth of Clyde built her for the London Midland and Scottish Railway. When the LMS was nationalised in 1948 she passed to the British Transport Commission.{{sfn|Clegg|Styring|1962|p=55}}
History
The LMS ordered Duke of Argyll and two sister ships, {{RMS|Duke of Lancaster|1927|6}} and {{RMS|Duke of Rothesay|1928|6}}, for its passenger ferry route between Heysham and Belfast.{{sfn|Clegg|Styring|1962|p=55}} William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton built her, completing her in April 1928.
In the Second World War Duke of Argyll became Hospital Ship 65. She assisted the Dunkirk evacuation (Operation Dynamo) in May 1940{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} and then the evacuation from Cherbourg the following month (Operation Aerial).Morling, p. 226.
Replacement
In 1956 the BTC replaced Duke of Argyll with TSS Duke of Argyll{{sfn|Clegg|Styring|1962|p=111}}
References
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Sources
- {{cite book |last1=Clegg |first1=W Paul |last2=Styring |first2=John S |year=1962 |title=Steamers of British Railways and Associate Companies |place=Prescot |publisher=T Stephenson & Sons |pages=55, 111 }}
- Col L.F. Morling, Sussex Sappers: A History of the Sussex Volunteer and Territorial Army Royal Engineer Units from 1890 to 1967, Seaford: 208th Field Co, RE/Christians–W.J. Offord, 1972.
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Category:Ships built on the River Clyde
Category:Ferries of the United Kingdom
Category:Passenger ships of the United Kingdom