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Revision as of 00:45, 25 May 2017
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| Name | HMT Caeserea |
| Builder/Built | 1910 Cammell Laird |
| Type | Packet Steamer (triple screw) |
| Displacement | 1,504 tons |
| Speed | 20 knots |
Remarks
Built for the London and Southwest Railway. Capable of carrying 1,470 passengers, during WW1 it was used to ferry soldiers between England and France. In 1923 it was sold to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, and renamed Manx Maid. Taken over by the Admiralty during WW2 as the HMS Bruce, before in 1945 again being named Manx maid.