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postcards and photographs of the Southern Railways steam turbine
cross-channel ferry Dinard, built in 1924 by Denny (Dumbarton,
River Clyde). As built, she was 2294 gross tons and carried 1300
passengers (354 in berths).
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- Dinard served on the night route between
Southampton and St Malo, for which a speed of 19 knots was adequate.
She served with distinction in World War 2, being both at Dunkirk
and Normandy, but required major refurbishment after being returning
to civilian service. The demand for the transportation of cars
to France was increasing, so Dinard was rebuilt as a car-ferry, returning to service
in June 1947 between Dover (and Folkestone) and Boulogne, with
tonnage reduced to 1769grt, and a capacity of 363 passengers
and 70 cars. She passed to the nationalised British Railways
in 1948. At this stage cars were still crane-loaded aboard, but
in 1953 she received modifications to the stern, allowing cars
to be loaded over a ramp, inaugurating the drive-on service between
Dover and Boulogne on which Dinard remained until withdrawn in 1958.
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Dinard was sold to become the first ship
of mighty Baltic ferry giants Viking Line, whose operations began
on 1st June 1959 between Gräddö and Korppoo, for Åland
owners Gunnar Eklund and Henning Rundberg. They renamed her Viking, after further modifications to
car capacity and appearance had been made.
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- Dinard - Southern Railway 1924-47
- Dinard - British Railways (Southern
Region) 1924-47
- Viking - Viking Line 1959-70
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- Dinard
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Railway: 1924-1947)
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Railways: 1948-1959)
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- Kingsway
(W.H.Smith) real photographic postcard S.15635 of Dinard
as delivered for the Southampton to St Malo overnight route in
1924. The minimal white upperworks was the style of the London
& South Western Railway, who had become part of the Southern
Railway at the Railway Grouping of 1923.
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- Real
Photographs postcard 839 of Dinard with increased white
superstructure.
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- Laurent-Nel
postcard 2764 (Rennes) of Dinard at St Malo.
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card was posted from St Malo in August 1934.
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- Photograph
of Dinard at St Malo.
- Scan:
Geoffrey Tribe
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- Photograph
of Dinard at St Malo.
- Scan:
Geoffrey Tribe
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- Photograph
of Dinard as a hospital ship in WW2.
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- Valentines
postcard K5181 of Dinard at Dover as a car ferry after
the war.
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- Photo
Precision postcard 4-615 of Dinard at Dover as a car ferry
after the war, using the same photograph as the card above.
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- D.Constance
photographic postcard of Dinard at Dover as a car ferry
after the war.
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- A.Duncan
photographic postcard of Dinard at Dover as a car ferry
after the war.
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- Viking
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Line: 1959-70)
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- Dinard was sold to become the first ship
of Viking Line, whose operations began on 1st June 1959 between
Gräddö and Korppoo, for Åland owners Gunnar Eklund
and Henning Rundberg. They renamed her Viking, after further
modifications to car capacity and appearance had been made.
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- Company
postcard of Viking.
- Scan:
Susanne Stenius.
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- Postcard
of Viking.
- Scan:
Peter Therkildsen.
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- Postcard
of Viking at Mariehamn.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
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- Postcard
of Viking.
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- Postcard
of Viking.
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Färjeminnen.
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© Bernt Fogelberg.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
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- Publisher:
Färjeminnen 2735
Copyright: © Michael Schneiter-GOTH/HAULER Stockholm
Photo: Eric Johansson.
Scan: Mikael Blomberg.
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- Modern
Farje Minnen postcard serial number 2630 of Viking.
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by Bernt Fogelberg at Stockholm, April 1965.
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