Paddle Steamer Resources by
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South
Coast of England - Sussex
Coast
Hastings & St. Leonards /
Hastings, St Leonards and Eastbourne Steamship
Co
Formed by Mr A Payne,
who had bought PS Carrick Castle in 1885 and reconstituted as the
Hastings, St Leonards's and Eastbourne Steampship Co in 1888 with
involvement from messrs Wood and Buckett. The latter was a local wine
merchant who had operated PS Nelson on charter in 1887. Carrick
castle was replaced by a screw steamer, Lady Brassey, but she was in
turn quickly replaced by Seagull, a tug with a passenger certificate,
similar to PS Conqueror which had been used on charter in 1889. In
1892, the paddler PS Glen Rosa was chartered.
Two older paddlers were purchased to run a cross-channel service in
1895 and 1896. These were the former railway-owned cross-channel
steamer PS Alexandra, and PS Ruby which had spent much of her time on
the Channel Islands route. PS Bonnie Princess was brough from North
Wales and used during the 1896 season. A new steamer was purchased
for the 1897 season and named Britannia.
The Hastings Company suffered immediately from the presence of the
Campbell fleet at Brighton. Early in 1904, Britannia was sold and
after the 1904 season Alexandra was sold for scrapping, thus ending
the interests of the company in the steamer
trade.
Carrick Castle
Lady Brassey
Conqueror
Seagull
Alexandra
Ruby
Bonnie Princess
Britannia
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