MV Ulster Prince (1929)

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Name
  • MV Ulster Prince (1929-1940)
  • HMT Ulster Prince (1940-1941)
Owner Belfast Steamship Company
Port of registryBelfast
Route Liverpool-Belfast (1930-1940)
Builder Harland and Wolff
Yard number697
Launched25 April 1929
Completed3 March 1930
IdentificationOfficial No.161858
Fatewrecked in 1941
General characteristics
Tonnage3,756  GRT
Length345 ft (105.2 m)
Beam46 ft (14.0 m)
Draught4.13 m (13.5 ft)
Installed power10 cylinder airless injection H&W B&W
PropulsionTwin screws
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Notes [1] [2]

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.

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History

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]

Service

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Ulster Prince or prince of Ulster, may refer to:

References

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