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Fairmile 'B' Class Launches
This is a header page for the ex-Royal Navy Fairmile 'B' launches which were subsequently used for civilian purposes in the UK. There were approximately 650 Fairmile 'B' class craft built between 1941 and 1945, and around 20 were used on UK ferry and excursion services. This page links to other Simplon website pages where these vessels are illustrated. Some miscellaneous illustrations will added to this page.
By 2007 there were only four surviving Fairmile 'B' launches in the UK:-
Western Lady I (RML535)
- Private ownership (ex-Torbay)
Western Lady III (RML497)
- Swanage excursions (ex-Torbay)
Western Lady IV (RML526)
- Private ownership (ex-Torbay)
Jamaican Moon (ML357)
- House boat in St Osyth
A fifth Fairmile 'B', the
Golden Galleon
, was broken up in 2006. She had run excursions on the Norfolk Broads.
See
www.fairmileclassiccruises.co.uk
for details of sailings on
Western Lady III
- in 2007 the only Fairmile still in public service.
Simplon Fairmile 'B' Pages by Name:-
Anzio
- Dorset
Bambi
- Devon - maybe confused with Bambo?
- To be added!
Bambo
- Devon - existence confirmed Hedley Jennings Shipping Company Limited
- To be added!
Cambrian Prince
- North Wales, later Kiloran II
- To be added!
Dumbo
- Devon - maybe confused with Bambo?
- To be added!
Dunkirk
- Dorset
Eastern Princess (ML347)
- East Anglia
Europa
- Gabicce, Italy
Fleet Commodore (RML534)
- Channel Islands
Gay Commodore
- East Anglia
Golden Galleon (ML162)
- East Anglia
Jamaican Moon (ML357)
- St Osyth (houseboat)
Kiloran II
- Devon, ex-Cambrian Prince
- To be added!
Matapan
- Dorset, later
Poole Belle (2)
Channel Belle
- Dorset, later
Wallasey Belle
Pendennis/Pendennis Castle
- North West
- To be added!
Poole Belle (2)
- Dorset,
ex-
Matapan
Pride of Paignton
- Devon
Red Commodore (RML537)
- Channel Islands
River Lady
- Devon
- To be added!
River Lady II
- East Anglia
Silver Commodore (RML499)
- Channel Islands, later
Swanage Belle
,
Wessex Belle
Swanage Belle (RML499)
- Dorset, ex-
Silver Commodore
, later
Wessex Belle
Wallasey Belle
- North West,
ex-
Channel Belle
Wessex Belle (RML499)
- Dorset, ex-
Swanage Belle
, ex-
Silver Commodore
Western Lady I (RML535)
- Devon
Western Lady II (RML542)
- Devon
Western Lady III (RML497)
- Devon, Dorset from 2007
Western Lady IV (RML526)
- Devon
White Commodore (ML445)
- Channel Islands
- To be added!
Simplon Fairmile 'B' Pages by Area:-
To be added!
Simplon Fairmile 'B' Pages by RN serial Number:-
To be added!
Associated Pages:-
J.Bolson & Sons
Commodore Cruises
Croson Ltd
Western Lady Ferry Service
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Ocean Liner Postcards
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www.fairmileclassiccruises.co.uk
- official website for Western Lady III
References:-
Commodore Shipping
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The First Half Century 1947-1997
- Kevin le Scelleur -
published by Commodore Shipping
The Fair Few Miles - History of the Western lady Ferry Service
- S.A.Armstrong
- unknown publisher
Trip Out Guides
- Written and published by G.P.Hamer
- various editions from 1977 to 2007 consulted
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Fairmile 'B' at gabicce, Italy (Aegean coast between Rimin and Ancona)
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