MV Ulster Prince was a passenger ferry operated across the Irish Sea between 1929 and 1940. She became a total loss in Greece while a troop ship during WWII.
Ulster Prince was the last of three 3700ton motorships built by Harland and Wolff for the Belfast Steamship Co. between 1929 and 1930.[3] She and her sisters, Ulster Monarch and Ulster Queen, were pioneer diesel-propelled cross-channel passenger ships.[1] The trio provided a reliable and regular overnight service between Liverpool and Belfast,[4] which was marketed as the Ulster Imperial Line.[5] Their original grey hulls were later changed to black.[3]
Ulster Prince was used as a troop ship during WWII,[1] and became H. M. T. Ulster Prince.[6] In 1940, she landed troops in Iceland for the occupation of Iceland.[7][8] In April 1941, during the evacuation of Greece, she ran aground off Nafplio, Greece. The following day, she was bombed and became a total loss.[3]
After the war, she was replaced on the Liverpool - Belfast service by the British and Irish ferry MV Leinster (renamed Ulster Prince (2)).[9]
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^ abc"Harland and Wolff Standard Motorships - The Belfast SS Pioneers". Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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January 08, 2023
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