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unusual facts about Mersey Ferry


Salford Quays lift bridge

Except for Royal Navy visits and dredging, most vessels entering the Salford Quays turning circle are pleasure craft, and are most commonly seen between April and October, when Mersey Ferries operate the Manchester Ship Canal Cruise service from Liverpool to Salford Quays.



see also

HMS Daffodil

SS Royal Daffodil, a Mersey ferry requisitioned as HMS Daffodil for the Zeebrugge Raid in 1918

Royal Daffodil

SS Royal Daffodil, originally a Mersey ferry named Daffodil, gained the Royal prefix after the Zeebrugge Raid on 1918

MV Royal Daffodil, a Mersey ferry built as MV Overchurch and renamed in 1998