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THE ACCIDENT THAT TIME FORGOT

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Humber Estuary on 21 May 1940 while on war service with the
loss of 36 lives.

In 1944 the LMS
decided to replace this
ferry with a new one, also
named Princess Victoria,
and an identical copy of
the earlier 1939 ferry
design, with William Denny
and Brothers, Dumbarton,
being award-ed the MV Princess Victoria
contract worth £313,000
for her construction. The fourth ferry to carry the Princess
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Victoria name, she was launched on 27 August 1946 and
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delivered to Stranraer on 8 March 1947.
MV Princess Victoria Specifications

This MV Princess Victoria was of steel single hull
construction, 309 ft. 8 ins. in length, 48 ft. in breadth at the main
deck and a tonnage of 2694.24 tons, fitted with 9 watertight
bulkheads extending to the main deck. The ship’s 2 propellers
were driven by 7-cylinder Sulzer diesel marine engines built by
William Denny and Brothers with a rated output of 5100 brake
horsepower and 265 rpm (revolutions per minute) which
operated at a normal speed of between 230 rpm and 240 rpm,
giving it an average speed of 18 knots (roughly 25 miles per
hour). 3 diesel driven 150-kilowatt direct current generators
provided all the power for electrical services including deck
machinery, heating, and mains electrical items such as lighting
etc. Bow and stern rudders, controlled from the bridge were
fitted, with the former bolted in place and ready for release by a
wheel located in the forecastle to enable her dock stern first in

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