TSS St Helier was built by John Brown and Company as one of a pair of vessels, with TSS St Julien for the Weymouth to the Channel Islands service. She was launched on 26 March 1925.[2] Initially built with two funnels, one was a dummy and this was removed in 1928.
In 1939 she was transferred to Fishguard to replace the St Andrew which was already in government service, but she too was requisitioned by November for troop movements from Southampton.
She then returned to Weymouth for further railway service which lasted until the end of 1960.[3] On 19 December 1960 she arrived in Antwerp for breaking up by Jos de Smedt.
Referencesedit
^Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
^"Channel Islands Service". Gloucester Citizenl. Gloucester. 27 March 1925. Retrieved 15 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^Lucking, J.H. (1971). The Great Western at Weymouth. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN0-7153-5135-4.
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helier, 1925, helier, passenger, vessel, built, great, western, railway, 1925, historyname1925, 1940, helier, 1940, 1945, helier, 1945, 1960, helieroperator1925, 1940, great, western, railway, 1940, 1945, royal, navy, 1945, 1947, great, western, railway, 1948,. TSS St Helier was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1925 1 HistoryName1925 1940 TSS St Helier 1940 1945 HMS St Helier 1945 1960 TSS St HelierOperator1925 1940 Great Western Railway 1940 1945 Royal Navy 1945 1947 Great Western Railway 1948 1960 British RailwaysPort of registryRoute1925 1939 Weymouth Channel Islands 1939 1940 Fishguard Rosslare 1945 1960 Weymouth Channel IslandsBuilderJohn Brown and Company ClydebankYard number510Launched26 March 1925Out of service29 December 1960FateScrapped 1960General characteristicsTonnage1 885 gross register tons GRT Length282 2 feet 86 0 m Beam40 feet 12 m Draught13 feet 4 0 m Propulsion4 parsons steam turbinesSpeed18 knots 33 km h 21 mph History editTSS St Helier was built by John Brown and Company as one of a pair of vessels with TSS St Julien for the Weymouth to the Channel Islands service She was launched on 26 March 1925 2 Initially built with two funnels one was a dummy and this was removed in 1928 In 1939 she was transferred to Fishguard to replace the St Andrew which was already in government service but she too was requisitioned by November for troop movements from Southampton She took part in the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940 In all she made one trip to Calais and seven to Dunkirk rescuing 1 500 refugees and 10 200 allied soldiers Following which the captain and first and second officers were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross while the quartermaster received the Distinguished Service Medal After Dunkirk she saw government service between Gourock and the Isle of Man transporting prisoners of war to camps on the island She was then taken over by the Royal Navy as HMS St Helier and moved to Dartmouth to support Motor Torpedo Boats before being converted to an assault ship LSI H for the D Day landings She then returned to Weymouth for further railway service which lasted until the end of 1960 3 On 19 December 1960 she arrived in Antwerp for breaking up by Jos de Smedt References edit Duckworth Christian Leslie Dyce Langmuir Graham Easton 1968 Railway and other Steamers Prescot Lancashire T Stephenson and Sons Channel Islands Service Gloucester Citizenl Gloucester 27 March 1925 Retrieved 15 October 2015 via British Newspaper Archive Lucking J H 1971 The Great Western at Weymouth Newton Abbot David and Charles ISBN 0 7153 5135 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TSS St Helier 1925 amp oldid 1091767758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
