Maritime History

World War Two and beyond

 

s/s Princesse Marie-José

First to be fitted with twin screws and geared turbines.

1923 s/s Princesse Marie-José

1940 HMS Southern Isles

1941 HMS Nemesis

1943 HMS Baldur

1945 HMS Nemesis

1945 s/s Princesse Marie-José

 

 

 

Served during WWII as a training ship, HMS Southern Isles and then as an Accommodation/Base vessel in Iceland as a replacement for HMS Baldur (ex St. Clair)

 

 

St. Clair (ex HMS Baldur)

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