Year

Ship

Tonnage

Owners

Port

Comments

1794

Rover

G.P.O

Weymouth

Fortnightly service - manned by Navy crew

1794

Earl of Chesterfield

G.P.O

Weymouth

Fortnightly service - manned by Navy crew

1794?

Aeolus

Southampton

Ran in competition to Weymouth service

1794?

Brilliant

Southampton

Ran in competition to Weymouth service

1794?

Diligence

Southampton

Ran in competition to Weymouth service

1821

Royal Charlotte

91

Jersey residents

Southampton

Steam yacht. Lost two years later in gale off Cap La Hague

1823

Medina

Southampton

1827

Ivanhoe

Weymouth

Until 1836

1827

Metor

Weymouth

Until 1836

1827

Watersprite

Weymouth

Until 1836

1830s

Lady de Saumarez

British & Foreign Steam Navigation Co.

1830s

Lord Beresford

British & Foreign Steam Navigation Co.

1830s

Ariadne

South of England Steam Navigation Co.

Southampton

1830s

Atlanta

South of England Steam Navigation Co.

Southampton

1843

South Western

South Western Steam Navigation Co.

Southampton

Iron paddle built by Ditchburn and Mare. Sold in 1863 to Japanese buyers

1843

Transit

South Western Steam Navigation Co.

Southampton

Iron paddle built by Ditchburn and Mare

1843

Wonder

South Western Steam Navigation Co.

Southampton

Built by Ditchburn & Mare. Driven by atmospheric engines and fastest of its day

1847

Courier

South Western Steam Navigation Co.

Southampton

Built by Ditchburn & Mare. Said to have reached 17 knots but broken up around 1900

1847

Dispatch

South Western Steam Navigation Co.

Southampton

Built by Ditchburn & Mare. Broken up around 1900

1847

Express

311

South Western Steam Navigation Co.

Southampton

Built by Ditchburn & Mare. Wrecked off Corbiere in September 1859

1855

Alliance

311

South Western Steam Navigation Co.

Jersey - St. Malo - Granville

Built by Ditchburn & Mare. Could manage 13 knots. Went to scrappers in 1900

1856

Havre

350

South Western Steam Navigation Co.

Built by Ditchburn & Mare. Lost in Little Russell Channel of Guernsey February 1875

1857

Aquila

264

Weymouth and Channel Islands Steam Packet Co.

Weymouth

1857

Cygnus

245

Weymouth and Channel Islands Steam Packet Co.

Weymouth

Built in 1845 in Glasgow

1858

Brighton

286

Weymouth and Channel Islands Steam Packet Co.

Weymouth

Built in 1856. Wrecked in fog of Little Russell Channel in 1887

1862

Normandy

600

London & South Western Railway Co. (formally SWSN Co.)

Southampton

Built by John Ash using iron construction. Collided with streamer Mary on March 17 1869 40 miles SW of the Needles

1864

Brittany

529

London & South Western Railway Co. (formally SWSN Co.)

Southampton

Built by John Ash. Last paddle stream owned by the company. Sold to ship breakers in 1900.

1868

Waverley

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built in 1864. Wrecked when she hit a rock in Little Russell Channel on May 5 1873.

1867

Caesarea

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by Atkins Mansel as a screw steamer. Sunk following a collision with Strathesk June 1884.

1870

Fanny

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built in Glasgow in 1859. Sold to scrappers in 1890

1871

Wolf

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton & Cherbourg

Built by R Napier & Sons of Glasgow in 1863. Last paddle stream to be operated by L&SWR. sent to the breakers in 1902

1874

Guernsey

572

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Wrecked after hitting a rock of Cap La Hague in April 1915

1877

Diana

850

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Wrecked in 1895

1881

Ella

850

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Sold to Shipping Federation in 1913

1882

Hilda

850

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Wrecked of the coast of Czembre St. Malo in a blizzard on November 18 1905.

1885

Laura

641

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by Aitkens & Mansel to replace the Caesarea. Scrapped in 1927

1889

Antelope

609

GWR (purchased Weymouth and Channel Islands Steam Packet Co. in 1888)

Weymouth

Built by Laird Brothers with two 1600hp engines could make 16 knots making this the faster service than L&SWT. Sold in 1914 to Greeks

1889

Gazelle

609

GWR (purchased Weymouth and Channel Islands Steam Packet Co. in 1888)

Weymouth

Built by Laird Brothers with two 1600hp engines could make 16 knots making this the faster service than L&SWT. Sold in 1925

1889

Lynx

609

GWR (purchased Weymouth and Channel Islands Steam Packet Co. in 1888)

Weymouth

Built by Laird Brothers with two 1600hp engines could make 16 knots making this the faster service than L&SWT. Sold in 1925

1889

Dora

820

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by R Napier and first of companies vessels to be fitted with electric light. Sold in 1901 to Isle of Man Steam Packet Co.

1890

Frederica

1056

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by J & G Thomson of Clydebank. 260ft long. Sold to Turkish Government in 1910

1890

Lydia

1056

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by J & G Thomson of Clydebank. 260ft long. Said to have reached 21.5 knots in trails

1890

Stella

1056

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by J & G Thomson of Clydebank. 260ft long

1891

Ibex

GWR

Weymouth

Built by Laird Brothers

1897

Reindeer

GWR

Weymouth

Built by Laird Brothers. Sold to scrappers in 1928

1897

Roebuck

GWR

Weymouth

Built by Laird Brothers. Renamed Roedean & sunk by torpedoed at Scapa Flow in 1915

1898

Vera

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by Clydebank Engineering & Shipbuilders. Sold to scrappers in 1933

1900

Alberta

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by John Brown & Co. on Clydebank

1910

Caesarea

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by Cammell Laird. Sold to Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. in 1923

1910

Sarnia

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by Cammell Laird

1911

Hantonia

1560

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding completed April 1912. Broken up June 1952

1911

Normannis

1560

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by Fairfield Shipbuilding

1919

Lorina

London & South Western Railway Co.

Southampton

Built by William Denny

1925

St. Helier

1952

GWR

Weymouth

Built by Clydebank Engineering & Shipbuilders. Max. speed of 21 knots

1925

St. Julien

1952

GWR

Weymouth

Built by Clydebank Engineering & Shipbuilders. Max. speed of 21 knots

1925

Roebuck

804

GWR

Weymouth

Built by Swan Hunter as cargo vessels

1925

Sambur

804

GWR

Weymouth

Built by Swan Hunter as cargo vessels

1925

Fratton

756

London & South Western Railway Co. now SR Company

Southampton

Built by W Henderson & Son of Glasgow as cargo vessels but with accommodation for up to 12 passengers. Lost on Normandy beaches

1925

Ringwood

London & South Western Railway Co. now SR Company

Southampton

Built by W Henderson & Son of Glasgow as cargo vessels but with accommodation for up to 12 passengers. Additional fitted to carry cattle.

1925

Haslemere

London & South Western Railway Co. now SR Company

Southampton

Built by W Henderson & Son of Glasgow as cargo vessels but with accommodation for up to 12 passengers

1929

Autocarrier

822

SR

Southampton

1930

St. Patrick

GWR

Weymouth

Built by Alexander Stephens & Son for the Fishguard service but used as a summer relief boat on CI service. Lost to emery attack on June 13 1941

1930

Isle of Guernsey

SR

Southampton

Built at Dumbarton

1930

Isle of Jersey

SR

Southampton

Built at Dumbarton

1932

Isle of Sark

SR

Southampton

Built at Dumbarton

1933

Brittany

SR

Southampton

1947

Falaise

3710

Southampton

Built at Dumbarton

1947

Winchester

1149

SR

Built by William Denny of Dumbarton. With accommodation for 12 passengers and 216 head of cattle.