MV Royal Daffodil (1939)
Royal Daffodil in the Upper Pool, London | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | MV Royal Daffodil |
| Owner | General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
| Operator | General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd |
| Port of registry | London |
| Builder | William Denny and Sons, Dumbarton. |
| Yard number | 1330 |
| Launched | 24 January 1939 |
| Completed | May 1939 |
| In service | 1939 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,060 GRT |
| Length | 299 ft 7 in (91.31 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft 1 in (15.27 m) |
| Depth | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x SCSA diesel engines (Wm Denny & Bros Ltd, Dumbarton) 841 hp (627 kW), Twin screws |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
| Capacity | 2,073 passengers |
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MV Royal Daffodil was built in 1939 and scrapped in 1967. In the late 1950s and early to mid 1960s she was used for "no passport" trips to France, which enabled people to drink outside normal licensing hours as these did not apply at sea.