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Brocklesby (later Highland Queen)
Built in 1912 by Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. of Hull
Engines : Compound diagonal 25 and 48 in x 45 in
Length : 195 ft
508 Gross Registered Tons
Operated Humber Estuary ferry services of the Great Central Railway
Requisitioned by the Admiralty as a patrol vessel during World War I
Sold in 1935 to the Hull-based Radcliffe Shipping Co. for service on the Firth of Forth and renamed Highland Queen
Scrapped in 1936 in the Netherlands
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