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CAESAREA (1960a, British Railways)~f

postcard, 5.75" x 3.75", 145mm x 97mm

Product information

postcard by J.Arthur Dixon, 

not posted, vmf, 

5.75" x 3.75", 145mm x 97mm (approx)

our ref: SRE806

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: J Arthur Dixon
Condition: Used
Product Code: SRE806e

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