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Blue print on both sides of white paper. White Funnel Fleet Sailings from The Old Harbour, Minehead on the Bristol Queen, Cardiff Queen, St. Trillo, Westward Ho, Waverly, Devonia & Lundy Queen, 1964. Folded.

P.S. BRISTOL QUEEN. Built 1946 by Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol (with triple-expansion engine by Rankin & Blackmore Ltd), for P. & A. Campbell Ltd. She was the largest paddle steamer built for the company. 1959 – Laid up at Penarth for two years, she returned to service in the Spring of 1961. In August 1967, she hit a submerged object off the coast at Barry, and damaged her starboard paddle wheel. She was taken out of service three days later, and laid up at Cardiff. Despite attempts to preserve the vessel, she was towed to Ostend in March 1968 and broken up.

CARDIFF QUEEN. Built 1947 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Govan, the last paddle steamer to be built for P & A Campbell Ltd. 1966 – Laid up at Cardiff Docks, and put on the sales list. 1968 – Sold to Critchcraft Ltd., Chepstow. It was intended to use her as a floating nightclub at Newport, and was moored at Mill Parade Wharf in February. The tidal range, however, proved obstructive, and after an expensive recovery operation, the vessel was sold to John Cashmore Ltd in the April, to be broken up further upstream. (Source: “Bristol Channel Pleasure Steamers” - Robert Wall)

Built 1938, in service till 1985, broken up 1996.

Built in 1946 to replace the ship lost during World War II

Educational cruise ship DEVONIA (12795gt) built in 1939 by Fairfields Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd, Glasgow. Ex- DEVONSHIRE. Owned by British India S.N. Co.