New Brighton, The Royal Iris Approaching Pier c.1960
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The ferry Leatown can be seen tied up alongside the pier, while the Royal Iris waits to dock. The Iris and her sister ship, the Daffodil, entered ferry service in 1906. During the First World War they saw action as troop carriers in the raid on Zeebrugge, and after the war the prefix Royal was added in recognition of their wartime service. In later years, both vessels were sold and became cruise ships. The Royal Iris worked the Mersey and Liverpool Bay waters until the 1990s, when she went to Cardiff and was decommissioned.
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