West Cornwall Steam Ship Co
formerly Scilly Isles Steam Navigation Co
1870 Formed
1871 The 'Earl of Arran' will provide a daily service between Penzance and Scilly.[1]
1872 'The total loss of the Little Western steam ship, belonging to the West Cornwall Steam-ship Company, happened on Saturday night about eight o'clock, on rocks called the Southern Wells, near Sampson Island, Scilly. She was assisting a disabled vessel with iron ore and when returning to Scilly struck and sank. The crew were saved. This is the second steam ship the company have lost within three months. She left Penzance on Saturday morning; and left Scilly for the wreck at four o'clock.'[2]
1875 Mentions 'Queen of the Bay' and 'Lady of the Isles'.[3]
1905 Mentions the 'Deerhound' and 'Lyonnesse'.[4]
1909 Mentions 'Lyonnesse' and 'Princess Louise'. John Banfield is general manager at Penzance.[5]
1920 Succeeded by the Isles of Scilly Steamship Co
Ships
- 1871-1872 PS Earl of Arran
- 1874-1885 PS Queen of the Bay
- 1875-1905 SS Lady of the Isles (1875)
- 1889-1917 SS Lyonnesse
- Princess Louise
- 1905-1907 SS Deerhound