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Worthing Belle (ex - Diana
Vernon, later Tuzla)
Built in 1885 by Barclay, Curle & Co of Glasgow
Engines : Simple Diagonal, 43 x 60 in
Dimensions : 180.5 ft x 18.1 ft
154 Gross Registered Tons (later
193)
Smaller steamer ordered by
the North British SP Co for the Holy Loch and Gareloch routes
Reboilered in 1890
Sold in 1901 to Lee Ltd for service out of Brighton, being renamed Worthing Belle
Operated until the end of the 1913 season, then sold to J Reid of
Hove and then to Turkish owners (Seyr-i Sefain) in March 1914
Entered the Bosphorus ferry service under the name
Tuzla, but World War I intervened and she was sunk by a torpedo from a British submarine on 20th August 1915 in the Dardanelles
Refloated and returned to service until 1926 ?
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