RMS Duke of Rothesay (1928)

Career
Name:	RMS Duke of Rothesay
Owner:	1928-1948: London Midland and Scottish Railway 1948-1956: British Transport Commission
Operator:	1928-1948: London Midland and Scottish Railway 1948-1956: British Transport Commission
Port of registry:	Lancaster, United Kingdom
Route:	1928-1956: Heysham - Belfast
Builder:	William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Yard number:	1195
Launched:	22 March 1928
Maiden voyage:	30 April 1928
Fate:	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type:	Turbine steam ship
Tonnage:	3,606 GT
Speed:	21 Knots

The RMS Duke of Rothesay was a steamer passenger ship operated by the London Midland and Scottish Railway from 1928 to 1956. ^[1]

In service

She was commissioned with two other ships, the RMS Duke of Argylll and the RMS Duke of Lancaster.

Built at William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton and completed in 1928, she was designed to operate as a passenger ferry on the Heysham to Belfast route.

Replacement

In 1956, along with her sister ships she was replaced by TSS Duke of Rothesay.

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