The early 1970s and The dear old Sealink Ferry "INVICTA" is coming to the end of her life. Captured here at Newhaven shortly before decommissioning and scrapping.
"SS INVICTA" was a train ferry built in 1939 for the Southern Railway. Requisitioned on completion in 1940 by the Admiralty. Converted to a Landing Ship, Infantry and renamed HMS Invicta. To Southern Railway in 1945 and acquired by British Railways in 1948. Served until 1972 when scrapped at Brugge, Belgium.
Name: Invicta
Owner: Admiralty (1939-42) Royal Navy (1942-45) Southern Railway (1945-47) British Transport Commission (1948-62) British Railways Board (1963-72)
Operator: Admiralty (1939-42) Royal Navy (1942-45) Southern Railway (1945-47) British Railways (1948-68) British Rail (1968-72)
Port of registry: London (1940-42) London (1942-45) London (1945-72)
Route: Dover - Calais (1945-72)
Ordered: 13 February 1939
Builder: William Denny & Bros Ltd
Yard number: 1344
Launched: 14 December 1939
Completed: June 1940
Commissioned: 3 June 1942
Decommissioned: 9 October 1945
Maiden voyage: 27 June 1940
In service: 1 July 1940
Out of service: 8 August 1972
Identification: Code Letters GLJG (1939-43) Code Letters GLJQ (1943-72)
United Kingdom Official Number 167606
Fate: Scrapped.
General characteristics
Class & type: Passenger ship
Tonnage: 4,220 GRT 1,982 DWT
Length: 336 ft 5 in (102.54 m)
Beam: 50 ft 1 in (15.27 m)
Draught: 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Depth: 24 ft 5 in (7.44 m)
Installed power: 4 steam turbines
Propulsion: Twin screw propellors
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h)
Capacity: 1,304 passengers
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