SS Royal Daffodil

Daffodil at Dover soon after the Zeebrugge Raid
History
United Kingdom
Name
  • SS Daffodil (1906–1918)
  • HMS Daffodil (1918)
  • SS Royal Daffodil (1918–1938)
Owner
BuilderRobert Stephenson and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Yard number101
Launched20 April 1906
Christened
  • Daffodil
  • HMS Daffodil (1918)
  • Royal Daffodil (1918)
CompletedJune 1906
In service1906
Out of service1938
IdentificationUK Official Number 123974
FateScrapped 1938
General characteristics
Displacement482 GRT
Length159 ft (48.46 m)
Depth8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
PropulsionTwin screw, triple expansion, by D Rollo & Sons.
Capacity1,735 passengers

SS Royal Daffodil was a Mersey ferry, built in 1906 and scrapped in 1938. She was built as Daffodil but renamed Royal Daffodil in recognition of her service under requisition during the 1st World War.