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Title: More Information Please - Tuxedo Royale
Post by: david_s on June 15, 2011, 08:38:10 AM

Can anyone say what the story behind this is

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1332830

There is no information with the photo - let's see if we can add some background.

David_s
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Title: Re: More Information Please - Tuxedo Royale
Post by: eclaire on June 17, 2011, 05:49:56 AM

I am sure someone with more knowledge (Coatham where are you!!!) will reply soon but in the mean time I will add what bit I know.

She was a British Rail ferry who then became a floating night club. Sister Ship Tuxedo Princess. Able UK bought her and berthed her on the Tees then transferred her to the basin with the ghost ships. Before they closed the gate to drain it and scrap the Ghosts and Clemenceau they took the Tux out and berthed her on the river by the Transporter bridge. Since then she has been vandalised and taken on water and is in the sorry state seen in the picture.
 
http://www.sealink-holyhead.com/sealink/ships/siward/sol_tuxedo/home.html gives more detail and pictures of her in better days

claire:-}

Title: Re: More Information Please - Tuxedo Royale
Post by: david_s on June 17, 2011, 07:44:08 AM

Thanks Claire

Title: Re: More Information Please - Tuxedo Royale
Post by: Jim H on June 17, 2011, 10:44:11 AM

The former ferry Caledonian Princess was a floating night club. She was built in 1965 as the stern loading ferry for the Dover-Calais service, but became Earl Siward after convertion in 1977/78.There are plans to bring the ship back to Kent for restoration. From an article in Ships Monthly.