St. Peter Port Lifeboats
QUEEN VICTORIA
203w 88.2k
201w 81.8k
Leaving Jersey June 28 1957 310
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EUPHROSYNE KENDAL
1971 October 29. Vessel now out of service due to dry rot.
1972 February 10. ARUN now standing in for EUPHROSYNE KENDAL.
Vessel pictured on August 1 1954 201w 12.5k
Now with a wheelhouse and a D/F aerial, added June 1960. 201w 127k
A further improvement was the addition of radar. 203w 152k
205w 180k
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St. Peter Port lifeboat R.N.L.B. SPRIT OF GUERNSEY 304w 136k
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LES TROIS LEOPARDS approaching Gorey 4 August 1973
Picture : Artaud Frerres.
Leaving Carteret in 1973. 101w 13k
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Pictured approaching Gorey 25 July 1975 121wk 12K
Operator French Line.
Builder Forg. & Ch. De la Medit. S.A.., Havre.
Tonnage 2943 grt
Dimensions 302.8 42.6 23.3
Propulsion 2 steam turbines.
In the early 1960’s British Railways decided to terminate their shipping services from Southampton, and one of the casualties was the BRITTANY which operated between the Channel Islands and France – mainly Jersey to Saint Malo. Although the vessel was withdrawn late in 1962 a limited service was maintained until September 1964.
Following British Railways withdrawal from the Saint Malo station in 1964, the French Government decided step in, and with the change-
LISIEUX with her funnel duly painted red, commenced service on Saturday 10 July, and from 12 August extended her time table to include Weymouth and an excursion to Guernsey.
French Line found like British Railways that the operation was not profitable, and on 2 September it was announced that the season was to be curtailed, and would end on 26 September. On that day the ship made her usual day excursion from Jersey to Saint Malo, and on her return sailed light back to back to Saint Malo and was not seen again.
Laid up at Le Havre, she was sold in 1966 to Petros N. Nomicos Ltd, Piraeus, being renamed APOLLON, and in 1975 she passed to Apapitos Bros without change of name. Due to engine problems she was laid up in 1980, and October 1982 she was towed to Eleusis to be broken up.
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LISIEUX Approaching the lock in Saint Malo July 17 1975 ct WA 67k
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Moored at No. 1 berth St. Helier Harbour. 311 web 50k
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LISIEUX at No 1 berth, Albert Pier, Jersey
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Pictured in Weymouth with in the background another Dieppe vessel BREST which was on charter to BR. 305 web 2312k
Picture : “Gaby” ARTA UD Pere et Fils 22
A card of the vessel approaching Saint Malo lock. 305w 1.25m