Maid of Ashton in the fitting out basin at Yarrow’s Clyde shipyard.
11th March 1953 Maid of Ashton

Maid of Argyll.
Maid of Argyll.
Maid of Ashton in the fitting out basin at Yarrow’s Clyde shipyard.
Victoria one week after arriving in the Southampton scrapyard.
Victoria backing out of Weymouth Harbour.
On Thursday 22nd January 1953 Victoria left Weymouth for the last time for the scrapyard at Southampton.
Embassy 21st July 1952.
Embassy started to sink in Weymouth Harbour on Christmas Day.
Embassy 21st July 1952.
Last trips of the season for Embassy.
Empress in Lulworth Cove sometime between 1947 and 1953.
Two different paddle steamers in Lulworth Cove and visits to a warship.
Embassy, Monarch, Emperor of India A/S Poole September 1951.
On Tuesday 18th August 1953 you could have had the opportunity to take any of 15 departures from Bournemouth Pier on any one of four different paddle steamers.
Monarch approaching Bournemouth Pier with Hengistbury Head and the Isle of Wight in the background.
Choice of afternoon cruises from Bournemouth Pier on three different paddle steamers.
Bristol Queen at the 1953 Spithead Review & fitted with radar.
Bristol Queen arrives back in Southampton at 1.10am after spending the previous day on charter for the Spithead Naval Review.
Emperor of India first trips of the season.
Monarch in dry-dock at Southampton 5th May 1953.
Monarch pictured in drydock at Southampton 5th May 1953.
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