TSS Caledonian Princess

	TSS Caledonian Princess, as the Tuxedo Princess, under the Tyne Bridge in 2006
History
Name	TSS Caledonian Princess; 1983: Tuxedo Princess; 1988: Caledonian Princess; 1998: Tuxedo Princess; 2008: Prince ;
Owner	1961–1982: British Transport Commission/British Railways Board/Sealink; 1982–2007: Michael Quadrini Group (Riverzest / Absolute Leisure);
Operator	1961–1968: Caledonian Steam Packet Company (Irish Services); 1968–1981: British Rail / Sealink;
Port of registry	Stranraer United Kingdom
Route	1961–1968: Stranraer–Larne; 1968–1981: English Channel, Channel Islands and Irish Sea; 1984–2007: Permanently moored: River Tyne (1988–1998: River Clyde);
Builder	William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland
Yard number	1501
Launched	5 April 1961
Completed	November 1961
Maiden voyage	9 October 1961
Out of service	1981
Identification	IMO number: 5057840
Fate	2008: Scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey
General characteristics
Type	RORO ferry
Tonnage	3,630 GT ; 688 DWT;
Length	107.6 m (353 ft) (overall); 101.1 m (332 ft) LPP;
Beam	17.4 m (57 ft)
Draught	12 ft (3.7 m)
Depth	15.7 ft (4.8 m)
Installed power	Steam turbines; 11,500 hp (8,600 kW);
Propulsion	Twin-screws
Speed	20.5 kts
Capacity	1400 passengers; 103 cars

TSS Caledonian Princess was a turbine steamship, built by William Denny & Brothers in 1961. A roll-on/roll-off car ferry, she primarily served the Stranraer - Larne route. Under Sealink ownership, however, she operated in both the English Channel and the Irish Sea. From 1984, she spent her later life as the Tuxedo Princess, a floating nightclub on the River Tyne. She never saw service under her final name, Prince, and was scrapped in 2008.

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