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1864   ss CHANCELLOR built by Blackwood & Gordon Paisley and Port Glasgow

This was a 152grt 59nrt Paddle Steamer . Fate: Scrapped: late 1890s

Owners: Loch Long Steam Boat Co, Glasgow | 1867 Loch Long & Loch Lomond Steam Boat Co, Glasgow | 1881 Hugh Keith & Robert Campbell, Glasgow | 1885 William Buchanan, Glasgow | 1894 Ship Canal Passenger Steamer Co, Manchester
1876   ss BARNSLEY built by John Elder & Co Govan

This was a 603 grt Passenger-cargo . Fate: Wrecked: 04/02/1909

Owners: Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Co, Grimsby | 1889 A Gomes, Lisbon | 1898 Empreza de Navegação por Vapor para o Algarve e Guadiana, Lisbon | 1905 J Soares Franco, Lisbon | 1905 João Fonseca e Sá, Lisbon | 1906 Empreza Nacional de Nav a Vap., Lisbon
1887   ps QUEEN VICTORIA built by Fairfield Govan

This was a 1657 grt Paddle Steamer . Fate: Scrapped: 05/1920

Owners: IOM Liverpool & Manchester Steam Ship Co Ltd, Liverpool. |1888: Isle of Man SP Company. | 1915: The Admiralty
1889   ss CONQUEROR built by Russell & Co Port Glasgow

This was a 386 grt / 175 nrt / 526 Thames Measurement Yacht . Fate: Sunk: 26/09/1916

Owners: Walter S. Bailey, Hull. | 1891 F. W. Vanderbilt, New York. | 1913 Duke of Manchester, London. | 1915 hired to Admiralty
1890   ss MANCHESTER built by William Simons & Co Renfrew

This was a 881 grt Dredger . Fate: Went Missing After: 06/04/1912

Owners: Manchester Ship Canal Company | 1899 W.Kennaway, Manchester | 1900 Lyttelton Harbour Board, New Zealand
1891   ss SARAH BLANCHE built by John Fullerton & Company Paisley

This was a 255 grt Coaster . Fate: Wrecked: 17/12/1933

Owners: Joseph Sharp & William waid, Douglas | 1901 Andrew Knowles & Sons, Manchester | 1921 Andrew Knowles Wharves ltd. | 1923 Ramsey Steamship Co., Ramsey
1893   ss IRK built by Fleming & Ferguson Paisley

This was a dredger. Her fate is not recorded.

Owners: Manchester Ship Canal
1902   sy IOLAIRE built by Wm Beardmore & Company Govan

This was a 862 grt, 362nrt Steam Yacht . Fate: Scrapped: 1948

Owners: Sir Donald Currie, London | 1902 David, John & Alastair Currie, London | 1920 Alastair & John Currie, London | 1922 William Birtwistle, Preston | 1936 Alston Steamship Co Ltd (W Birtwistle), Manchester | 1939 Frederick J Birtwistle, Blackpool | 1943 Admiralty
1902   ss UNITY built by Murdoch & Murray Port Glasgow

This was a 1091 grt Cargo Vessel . Fate: Torpedoed & Sunk: 02/05/1918

Owners: Co-operative Wholesale Society, Manchester | 1906 Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Co., Goole
1904   ss THIRLMERE built by A Rodger & Company Port Glasgow

This was a 981 grt Steamship . Fate: Sunk: 31/10/1916

Owners: Palatine Shipping (H Watson), Manchester | 1912 Bergen S.S. Co.
1905   ss CRAIGVAR built by D & W Henderson Ltd Glasgow

This was a 4415 grt Steamship . Fate: Torpedoed & Sunk: 16/08/1917

Owners: West of Scotland Steamship Company (Biggart & Fulton) Glasgow | 1913 Treasury Steamship Co. (W.Thomas & Sons), Liverpool | 1916 Manchester Liners
1906   ss BARRANCA built by Alexander Stephen & Sons Glasgow

This was a 4124 grt Refrigerated Cargo Vessel . Fate: Arrived for Scrapping: 31/08/1936

Owners: Elders & Fyffes Ltd, Manchester | 1916-1918 Admiraty requisition as a Q ship
1913   ss LINMERE built by Murdoch & Murray Port Glasgow

This was a 1579 grt Cargo Vessel . Fate: Arrived for Scrapping: 25/07/1961

Owners: Watson SS Co. (H.Watson), Manchester | 1916 Lever Brothers Manchester | 1917 Bromport SS Co. (H.R.Greenhalgh), Manchester | 1923 MacAndrews, London | 1928 Cia de Nav Carregadores Acoreanos, Ponta Delgada | 1949 Soc. de Nav Tenax, Panama | 1949 Soc de Nav San Giorgio, Basle | 1953 Gabbiano srl, Venice
1917   ss ACTOR built by D & W Henderson Ltd Glasgow

This was a 6082grt. 3,830 nrt. 8,440 dwt. Passenger Cargo Vessel . Fate: Bombed & Sunk: 15/09/1940

Owners: 1917 Charente S.S Co Ltd (T & J Harrison) Liverpool|1939 Nailsea S.S Co Ltd Cardiff | 1940 Manchester Liners Ltd. (without change of name)
1920   s s SOMERSET COAST built by Harland & Wolff Ltd Govan

This was a 1097 gross; 506 net Coaster . Fate: Arrived for Scrapping: 16/11/1955

Owners: Coast Lines Ltd., Liverpool | 1950 Belfast Mersey & Manchester SS Co., Belfast
1927   s s EDDYSTONE built by D & W Henderson Ltd Glasgow

This was a 1452 gross; 566 net Coaster . Fate: Arrived for Scrapping: 05/09/1959

Owners: Clyde Shipping Co Ltd Glasgow | 1948 Belfast, Mersey & Manchester SS Co., Belfast
1935   ss MANCHESTER PORT built by Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Scotstoun

This was a 5649 grt Cargo Vessel . Fate: Arrived for Scrapping: 29/09/1964

Owners: Manchester Liners
1937   ss MANCHESTER CITY built by Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Scotstoun

This was a 5600 grt | 3342net Cargo Vessel . Fate: Arrived for Scrapping: 15/05/1964

Owners: 1937-39 Manchester Liners Ltd, Manchester|1939-45 Admiralty Requisition|1945-64 Manchester Liners Ltd, Manchester.
1938   ss MANCHESTER PROGRESS built by Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Scotstoun

This was a 5620grt | 3343net Cargo Vessel . Fate: Arrived for Scrapping: 15/01/1966

Owners: Manchester Liners Ltd.
1943   ss MANCHESTER SHIPPER built by Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Scotstoun

This was a 7585 grt Cargo Vessel . Fate: Arrived for Scrapping: 10/07/1969

Owners: Manchester Liners
1947   tss MANCHESTER REGIMENT built by Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Scotstoun

This was a 5825 grt Cargo Vessel . Fate: Scrapped: 22/12/1971

Owners: Manchester Liners
1951   ss MANCHESTER MERCHANT built by Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Scotstoun

This was a 7651 Cargo Vessel . Fate: Sunk: 21/02/1972

Owners: 1951-67 Manchester Liners Ltd (Furness Withy & Co), GB|1967-72 Clio Shipping Co Ltd, Liberia
1955   mv WESTERN PRINCE built by Harland & Wolff Ltd Govan

This was a 7917 grt | 4500 nrt | 10120 dwt Cargo Vessel . Fate: Foundered: 28/03/1973

Owners: Prince Line Ltd London | 1957: Shaw, Saville, Albion (Charter) | 1963: Manchester Liners | 1971: Saint Nicolas Shipping Co, Cyprus
1968   mv PERCY DAWSON built by Ferguson Shipbuilders Port Glasgow

This was a 1525 grt Sludge Vessel . Fate: Active: 2000

Owners: North West Water Authority Manchester
1971   mv GILBERT J FOWLER built by Ferguson Shipbuilders Port Glasgow

This was a 2548 grt Sludge Vessel . Fate: Arrived for Scrapping: 08/05/2006

Owners: Manchester Corporation| Atlantic Bunkering Ltd Bolivia
  

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