MV Ulster Prince (1929)

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.

History
Name
  • MV Ulster Prince (1929-1940)
  • HMT Ulster Prince (1940-1941)
OwnerBelfast Steamship Company
Port of registryBelfast
RouteLiverpool-Belfast (1930-1940)
BuilderHarland 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]

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

References
  1. "Ulster Prince". The Yard/Harland & Wolff. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. "Ulster Prince". Shipspotting. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. "Harland and Wolff Standard Motorships - The Belfast SS Pioneers". Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. Ian Collard (2015). Coast Lines: Fleet List and History. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1445646756. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. "Belfast Steamship Co". Maritime Timetable Images. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. Allan Walker (1956). Australia in the War of 1939-1945. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. p. 265.
  7. Roy V Martin (2010). Ebb and Flow: Evacuations and Landings by Merchant Ships in WW2. p. 100.
  8. Donald A. Bertke (2011). World War II Sea War. p. 324. ISBN 9781937470005.
  9. "1937 Leinster (3) (British and Irish)/Ulster Prince (2) (Belfast SS)". Ian Boyle/Simplon Postcards. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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