SS Invicta

Last updated February 16, 2024

A number of steamships have carried the name Invicta.

SS Invicta (1882), built for the London, Chatham & Dover Railway, scrapped in 1899
SS Invicta (1905), built for the South Eastern & Chatham Railway, sold in 1923
SS Invicta (1939), Built for the Southern Railway, scrapped in 1972

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