TSS Duke of Lancaster
ship · built 1956
In short
TSS Duke of Lancaster (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It can carry up to 1,800 passengers (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- ship
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1956
- Gross tonnage
- 4,450
- Size (length × beam)
- 115 m × 17 m
- Registered owner
- —
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Last reported position
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- Name
- TSS Duke of Lancaster
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 5094496
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 4,450
- Length overall
- 114.6 m
- Beam
- 17.5 m
- Year built
- 1956
- Passengers (maximum)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q7671671. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.1,800
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Ownership & management
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- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About TSS Duke of Lancaster
TSS Duke of Lancaster is a passenger ship that was operated by British Railways from 1956 to 1979. It is currently beached at Llannerch-y-Mor Wharf near Mostyn Docks, on the River Dee, in north Wales. She replaced an earlier 3,600-ton ship of the same name operated by the London Midland and Scottish Railway company between Heysham and Belfast. As of 2021 she was owned by Antony Rowley and The Duke of Lancaster Appreciation Society.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is TSS Duke of Lancaster now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for TSS Duke of Lancaster in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is TSS Duke of Lancaster?
- TSS Duke of Lancaster is a ship, built in 1956 by Harland and Wolff. The vessel is 114.6 m long with a beam of 17.5 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,450.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for TSS Duke of Lancaster?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for TSS Duke of Lancaster from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for TSS Duke of Lancaster. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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