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Princess Pocahontas
Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Co
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the
Princess Pocahontas
of the
Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Co
, who operate the
Princess Pocahontas
on excursions and charters, and the
Duchess M
on the Tilbury-Gravesend ferry.
Lower Thames & Medway - Page 2
shows images from a Gravesend-Greenwich-Chelsea cruise on
Princess Pocahontas
.
Princess Pocahontas
was built in Rendsburg as the Kieler Verkehrs-AG ferry
Laboe
in 1962. She operated in the Kiel Fjord. She was 33.51 metres long and 140 gross tons. 200 hp engines gave a speed of 11 knots. In 1984 Kieler Verkehrs-AG had a new
Laboe
built, and the 1962 vessel was sold to Viking Reederei Personenschiffahrt of Flensburg, and renamed
Freya II
(1)
. She was sold in 1988, and replaced by a similar looking
Freya II (2)
(the chartered
Kollund
). She was bought by the
Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Co
and used on public sailings and charters from Gravesend to Greenwich, London and as far out as Southend. She was renamed
Princess Pocahontas
, after the native American who died in Gravesend and who has a monument at the nearby St George's Church.
For details of sailings phone: 01732 353448 (office hours only)
Email contact:
enquiry@princess-pocahontas.com
Website:
www.princess-pocahontas.com
Sections on this Page:-
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(Kieler Verkehrs-AG: 1962-1984)
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(Viking: 1984-1988)
Princess Pocahontas Postcards
Princess Pocahontas Images
1992 Images
1998 Images
2005 Images
2006 Images
2007 Images
2008 Images
2009 Images
Princess Pocahontas Brochure
Other Kent & Essex Pages:-
Lower Thames & Medway - Page 1
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Lower Thames & Medway - Page 2
- Gravesend-Greenwich-London cruise 2006
Lower Thames & Medway - Page 3
- Gravesend-Greenwich-London cruise 2007
Lower Thames & Medway - Page 4
- Gravesend-Rochester cruise 9th June 2008
Lower Thames & Medway - Page 5
- Gravesend-Whitstable cruise 24th June 2008
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Written and published by G.P.Hamer - various editions from 1977 to 2005 consulted
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Laboe
(Kieler Verkehrs-AG: 1962-1984)
Princess Pocahontas
was built in Rendsburg as the Kieler Verkehrs-AG ferry
Laboe
in 1962. She operated in the Kiel Fjord. She was 33.51 metres long and 140 gross tons. 200 hp engines gave a speed of 11 knots. In 1984 Kieler Verkehrs-AG had a new
Laboe
built, and the 1962 vessel was sold to Viking Reederei Personenschiffahrt of Flensburg, and renamed
Freya II
(1)
. She was sold in 1988, and replaced by a similar looking
Freya II (2)
(the chartered
Kollund
).
Freya II
was bought by the Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Company and used on public sailings and charters from Gravesend to Greenwich, London and as far out as Southend. She was renamed
Princess Pocahontas
, after the native American who died in Gravesend and who has a monument at the nearby St George's Church.
Kieler Verkehrs-AG postcard of
Laboe
.
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Kieler Verkehrs-AG postcard of
Laboe
.
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Freya II
(Viking: 1984-1988)
Laboe
was sold to Viking Reederei Personenschiffahrt of Flensburg, and renamed
Freya II (1)
. She was sold in 1988, and replaced by a similar looking
Freya II (2)
(the chartered
Kollund
). She was bought by the Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Company and used on public sailings and charters from Gravesend to Greenwich, London and as far out as Southend. She was renamed
Princess Pocahontas
, after the native American who died in Gravesend and who has a monument at the nearby St George's Church.
Freya II (1)
of Viking Reederei Personenschiffahrt of Flensburg
Photo: © Harry Petersdotter
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Princess Pocahontas
(Lower Thames & Medway: 1988- )
Freya II
was bought by the Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Company in 1988 and used on public sailings and charters from Gravesend to Greenwich, London and as far out as Southend and Whitstable. She was renamed
Princess Pocahontas
, after the native American who died in Gravesend and who has a monument at the nearby St George's Church. The initial colour scheme rmeined similar to that as
Freya II
.
Official postcard of
Princess Pocahontas
.
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Princess Pocahontas Images
1992 Images
Princess Pocahontas
off Canvey Island in the River Thames
Red funnel colours and no open foredeck - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1992
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Princess Pocahontas
off Canvey Island in the River Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1992
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Princess Pocahontas
off Canvey Island in the River Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1992
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Princess Pocahontas
off Canvey Island in the River Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1992
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Princess Pocahontas
off Canvey Island in the River Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1992
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Princess Pocahontas
off Canvey Island in the River Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1992
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Princess Pocahontas
off Canvey Island in the River Thames
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1992
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1998 Images
Princess Pocahontas
passing through Tower Bridge
Red funnel colours but open foredeck created - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1998
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Princess Pocahontas
passing through Tower Bridge
Red funnel colours but open foredeck created - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1998
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Princess Pocahontas
passing through Tower Bridge
Red funnel colours but open foredeck created - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1998
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2005 Images
Princess Pocahontas
at the West Street Pier in Gravesend, with
Hebridean Princess
at Tilbury.
Now with blue funnel colours - Photo: © Ian Boyle, 13th November 2005.
Princess Pocahontas
at the West Street Pier in Gravesend.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 13th November 2005
Princess Pocahontas
at the West Street Pier in Gravesend.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 13th November 2005.
Princess Pocahontas
at the West Street Pier in Gravesend.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 13th November 2005.
2006 Images
Princess Pocahontas
at the West Street Pier in Gravesend.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th March 2006.
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Princess Pocahontas
at the West Street Pier in Gravesend
.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th March 2006.
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Princess Pocahontas
at the West Street Pier in Gravesend.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 12th March 2006.
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Princess Pocahontas
at Gravesend
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th May 2006
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Princess Pocahontas
at Gravesend
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th May 2006.
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Princess Pocahontas
leaving Gravesend for charter
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th May 2006
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Princess Pocahontas
leaving Gravesend for charter
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Princess Pocahontas
leaving Gravesend for charter
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Princess Pocahontas
leaving Gravesend for charter
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Princess Pocahontas
leaving Gravesend for charter
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th May 2006.
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Princess Pocahontas
leaving Gravesend for charter
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th May 2006.
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Princess Pocahontas
leaving Gravesend for charter
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Princess Pocahontas
leaving Gravesend for charter
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th May 2006.
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Princess Pocahontas
leaving Tilbury on her charter
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th May 2006.
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Princess Pocahontas
leaving Tilbury on her charter
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 5th May 2006.
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Princess Pocahontas
arriving at Tilbury for a cruise.
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2006.
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Princess Pocahontas
at Tilbury after a cruise
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 14th June 2006.
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