London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
Page 1: Newhaven-Dieppe
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Newhaven to Dieppe services of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway (LBSC).
An alphabetical list of ships
shown on this page is shown below.
The Table
beneath gives links to complete history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table is a
Fleet List
in chronological order.
Ships on This Page:-
Arundel
1900-1934
Brighton (3)
1903-1930
Brittany (1)
1882-1902
Brittany (2)
1910-1912
Calvados
1894-1901
Dieppe (3)
1905-1933
France
1899-1923
Manche
1897-1913
Newhaven (2)
1911-1947
Normandy (2)
1882-1902
Normandy (3
) 1910-1912
Paris (3)
1888-1912
Paris (4)
1913-1940
Rouen (2)
1888-1903
Rouen (3)
1912-1947
Seaford
1894
Seine
1891-1906
Sussex
1896-1920
Tamise
1893-1913
Versailles
1921-1945
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References:-
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Barrow & Morecambe Bay
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Table of Ship Histories
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LBSC Fleet List
Brittany (1) (1882-1902)
Normandy (2) (1882-1902)
Normandy (2)
and
Brittany (1)
were built in 1882 for the LBSC. They were sold in March 1902 for service with Liverpool and Douglas Steamers, a rival of the
Isle of Man SP Co
, but the company failed in December the same year.
Brittany (1)
was then scrapped, but
Normandy (2)
ran for the Red Funnel Line of James R.Richards, although owned by his Normandy SS Co. This company ceased in 1907, and
Normandy (2)
was scrapped in Rhyli in 1909.
Postcard of
Normandy (2)
after sale by the LBSC.
Rouen (2) (1888-1903)
Newhaven-Dieppe, 1903 sold to Barrow SN Co, renamed
Duchess of Buccleugh
. 785 gross tons.
Paris (3) (1888-1912)
Newhaven-Dieppe, 1912 sold to the Shipping Federation. 785 gross tons.
Seine (1891-1906)
Newhaven-Dieppe, 1906 sold renamed
Celia
. 808 gross tons.
Tamise (1893-1913)
Tamise
was built for the Newhaven-Dieppe route in 1893. She was scrapped in 1913.
Tamise
was 953 gross tons.
Postcard of
Tamise
arriving at Dieppe.
Calvados (1894-1901)
Calvados
was built for the Newhaven-Dieppe route in 1894. In 1901 she was sold to
General Steam Navigation Co
, and was renamed
Alouette (1)
.
Calvados
was 570 gross tons.
GSN company postcard of
Alouette
.
Seaford (1894)
Seaford
was built for the Newhaven-Dieppe route in 1894. She sunk in a collision off Newhaven with the
Lyon
.
Seaford
was 997 gross tons.
Postcard of
Seaford
after her collision.
Sussex (1896-1920)
Sussex
was built for the Newhaven-Dieppe route in 1896. In 1920 she was sold to Greece, and renamed
Aghia Sophia
.
Sussex
was 1565 gross tons.
Manche 1897-1913)
Manche
was built for the Newhaven-Dieppe route in 1897. In 1913 she was sold to Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce, and renamed
Le Verdon
.
Manche
was 978 gross tons.
Postcard of
Manche
at Dieppe.
Postcard of
Manche
at Dieppe.
Postcard of
Manche
at Dieppe.
Photographic postcard of
Manche
.
La France (1899-1923)
La France
was built for the Newhaven-Dieppe route in 1899. In 1923 she was scrapped.
La France
was 729 gross tons.
Postcard of
La France
arriving at Dieppe.
Postcard of
La France
arriving at Dieppe.
Arundel (1900-1934)
Arundel
was built for the LBSC Newhaven-Dieppe route in 1900, and was 1067 gross tons. She was scrapped in 1934.
Postcard of
Arundel
leaving Dieppe.
Brighton (3) (1903-1930)
Brighton (3)
was built for the LBSC Newhaven-Dieppe route in 1903. In 1930 she was sold to Lord Moyne, and converted into the private yacht
Roussalka
.
Brighton (3)
was 1129 gross tons.
LBSC postcard of
Brighton
.
Postcard of
Brighton
leaving Newhaven.
Postcard of
Brighton
arriving at Newhaven.
Postcard of
Brighton
leaving Dieppe.
Postcard of
Brighton
leaving Dieppe.
Postcard of
Brighton
arriving at Dieppe.
Postcard of
Brighton
at Dieppe.
Dieppe (3) (1905-1933)
Dieppe (3)
was built in 1905 for the LBSC
Newhaven-Dieppe route. In 1933 she was sold to Lord Moyne, and converted into the private yacht
Rosaura
.
Dieppe (3)
was 1210 gross tons.
Postcard of
Dieppe
arriving at Dieppe.
Postcard of
Dieppe
leaving Dieppe.
Postcard of
Dieppe
arriving at Dieppe.
Kingsway postcard of
Dieppe
arriving at Newhaven.
Postcard of
Dieppe
arriving at Dieppe.
Postcard of
Dieppe
arriving at Dieppe.
Postcard of
Dieppe
arriving at Dieppe.
Brittany (2) (1910-1912)
Normandy (3) (1910-1912)
Brittany (2)
and
Normandy (3)
were built in 1910 for the Newhaven-Caen route of the LBSC. They were sold to the
LSWR
in 1912, retaining their names.
Normandy (3)
was lost in 1918, but
Brittany (2)
passed to the
Southern Railway
in 1923. She was renamed
Aldershot
in 1933 when the new
Brittany
arrived, and was sold to Italy in 1936, being renamed
Hercules
.
Postcard of
Brittany (2)
at Ouistreham (port of Caen).
Scan: Jean-Luc Monin.