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CAESAREA (1960a, British Railways)~a

postcard, 5.5" x 3.5", 140mm x 90mm

Product information

postcard by The Guernsey Press, no.2330, 

not posted, vmf, 

5.5" x 3.5", 140mm x 90mm (approx)

our ref: SRH378

CAESAREA (British Rail Southern Region)

Passenger ferry built at Cowes and entered service as Caesarea on the Weymouth - Channel Islands service in December 1960. From 1975 sailing out of Dover or Folkestone. Sold in 1980 to Hong Kong owners with the intention of using her as a casino ship. Renamed Aesarea she was laid up at Hong Kong, probably never used. In 1986 she went to Kure, Japan for conversion to a hotel but later that year was broken up in South Korea.

Technical specifications

Brand: The Guernsey Press
Condition: Used
Product Code: SRH378c

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