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SS Invicta

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SS Invicta
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courtesy Scottish Built Ships
History
Name SS Invicta
Owner South Eastern & Chatham Railway Co,'s Management Committee, London
Builder William Denny & Bros, Dumbarton
Yard number 752
Launched 19 Apr 1905
Completed 1905
In service 1905
Out of service 1932
Fate broken up
General characteristics
Type Channel ferry
Tonnage 2,118 tons
Length 311.2 ft (94.85m)
Beam 40.1 ft (12.22m)
Depth 15.8 ft (4.82m)
Propulsion triple screw



Remarks

Built for the South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Used to ferry new units and reinforcements from Folkestone to France.

Sold in 1923 to the Soc. Anon de Gerance et d'Armement, Calais (S.A.G.A.). In late 1932 she was broken up at Dunkerque.

Soldiers carried

Folkestone to France 4 February 1917

Folkestone to France 8 February 1917

Folkstone to France 12 February 1917

Folkestone to France 28 February 1917