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|Ship image= Tuxedo Royal by Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough - geograph.org.uk - 105071.jpg
|Ship caption= TSS ''Dover'', as the ''[[Tuxedo Royale]]'', in [[Middlesbrough]] dock, England, in 2004
|Ship caption= TSS ''Dover'', as the ''[[Tuxedo Royale]]'', in [[Middlesbrough]] dock, England, in 2004
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|Ship fate=Damaged by fire in 2017, scrapped in 2018
|Ship status= Laid up on the [[River Tees]] in [[Middlesbrough]]
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|Ship type= [[Roll-on/roll-off|RORO]] [[ferry]]
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'''TSS ''Dover''''', (later the '''''Earl Siward''''', '''''Sol Express''''' and now the '''''Tuxedo Royale'''''), is a [[United Kingdom|British]] built [[Marine propulsion#Steam turbines|turbine]] [[steamship]]. Built in 1965 as a [[roll-on/roll-off]] (RORO) [[ferry]], she spent much of her later life as one of the permanently moored [[Tuxedo floating nightclubs]] before being laid up, latterly on the [[River Tees]] in [[Middlesbrough]].
'''TSS ''Dover''''', (later the '''''Earl Siward''''', '''''Sol Express''''' and now the '''''Tuxedo Royale'''''), was a British ferry. Built in 1965 as a [[roll-on/roll-off]] (RORO) [[ferry]], she spent much of her later life as one of the permanently moored [[Tuxedo floating nightclubs]] before being laid up, latterly on the [[River Tees]] in [[Middlesbrough]].


TSS ''Dover'' was built on the [[River Tyne]] in England by [[Swan Hunter]] in [[Wallsend]], [[Tyne and Wear]]. She was launched on 17 March 1965 and completed by June 1965. In 1977 she was renamed ''Earl Siward'', and again in 1982 as the ''Sol Express''. In 1993 she became the nightclub the ''Tuxedo Royale''.<ref name=Miramar6510784/>
TSS ''Dover'' was built on the [[River Tyne]] in England by [[Swan Hunter]] in [[Wallsend]], [[Tyne and Wear]]. She was launched on 17 March 1965 and completed by June 1965. In 1977 she was renamed ''Earl Siward'', and again in 1982 as the ''Sol Express''. In 1993 she became the nightclub the ''Tuxedo Royale''.<ref name=Miramar6510784/>


Entered the National Historic ships register in 2016 and spent a period waiting to be restored by the Tuxedo Royale Restoration project.
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On 1 June 2017 ''Tuxedo Royale'' was badly damaged by fire.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Tuxedo Royale: Blaze tackled on old floating nightclub |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-40116721 |location=BBC News |date=1 June 2017 |access-date=1 June 2017 }}</ref>
The project website - www.tssdover.co.uk

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{{Commons category|IMO 6510784|TSS Dover}}
On 18 January 2018 Able UK announced that seven years after the owners went into administration, and with the lack of "any credible plans to move and restore the ship" the dismantling had begun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/goodbye-tuxedo-royale-rusting-party-14139903|title=Goodbye Tuxedo Royale: Rusting party boat is finally being dismantled in Middlesbrough Dock|date=18 January 2018}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.tssdover.co.uk The project website]


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Latest revision as of 19:47, 4 January 2023

TSS Dover, as the Tuxedo Royale, in Middlesbrough dock, England, in 2004
History
United Kingdom
NameDover
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
BuilderSwan Hunter, Wallsend[1]
Yard number2013[1]
Launched17 March 1965[1]
CompletedJune 1965[1]
IdentificationIMO number: 6510784[1]
NameEarl Siward
NamesakeSiward, Earl of Northumbria
NameSol Express
NameTuxedo Royale
FateDamaged by fire in 2017, scrapped in 2018
General characteristics
TypeRORO ferry
Tonnage
Length
  • 112.5 m (369 ft) (overall)[1]
  • 105.6 m (346 ft) LPP[1]
Beam17.4 m (57 ft)[1]
Installed powerSteam turbines[1]
PropulsionTwin screws[1]
Speed19.5 knots (36.1 km/h)[1]

TSS Dover, (later the Earl Siward, Sol Express and now the Tuxedo Royale), was a British ferry. Built in 1965 as a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry, she spent much of her later life as one of the permanently moored Tuxedo floating nightclubs before being laid up, latterly on the River Tees in Middlesbrough.

TSS Dover was built on the River Tyne in England by Swan Hunter in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. She was launched on 17 March 1965 and completed by June 1965. In 1977 she was renamed Earl Siward, and again in 1982 as the Sol Express. In 1993 she became the nightclub the Tuxedo Royale.[1]

Entered the National Historic ships register in 2016 and spent a period waiting to be restored by the Tuxedo Royale Restoration project.

On 1 June 2017 Tuxedo Royale was badly damaged by fire.[2]

On 18 January 2018 Able UK announced that seven years after the owners went into administration, and with the lack of "any credible plans to move and restore the ship" the dismantling had begun.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Dover (6510784)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Tuxedo Royale: Blaze tackled on old floating nightclub". BBC News. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Goodbye Tuxedo Royale: Rusting party boat is finally being dismantled in Middlesbrough Dock". 18 January 2018.
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