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Duchess of Devonshire
Built in
1892
221 Gross Registered
Tonnes
Built in 1892 for
the Devon Steamship Company (Devon Dock, Pier & Steamship Co from
1898) serving on the South Devon coast
Operated the Cardiff-Weston on the Bristol Channel on behalf of P
& A Campbell during World War I
Returned to peacetime service in 1920 and served until being laid up
in 1930
Sold to the South Devon and West Bay Steamship Co, operating out of
Exmouth in 1933 and the nearby Torquay in 1934
Beached and wrecked in August 1934 when her kedge anchors failed to
hold whilst calling at Sidmouth beach.
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