S. A. PIONEER closes at South Wales (UK) for receiving cargo for South Africa

SCOTTISH COAST leaves Ardrossan Harbour with 1,144 passengers and 20 cars for Belfast

DEVONIA leaves Greenock with 900 bird-watchers on a cruise to study Scottish sea-bird colonies

DEVONIA was built in 1939 as the troopship DEVONSHIRE for Bibby Line, Liverpool, and in 1962 Bibby's sold her to British India Line, London, for £175,000 for conversion to an educational cruise ship carrying 194 cabin passengers and 834 dormitory passengers.

British India renamed her DEVONIA. Conversion was made by Barclay Curle, Whiteinch, Glasgow, and DEVONIA entered service with BI in Easter 1962.

For 5 years she carried school parties and special interest groups to generally Scandanavian and Mediterranean ports, and, on 15th December 1967, having completed 110 educational cruises, she was sold to Cantieri Navali ‘Santa Maria’, Genoa, Italy, to be broken up.

Demolition began at La Spezia, Italy, in January 1968.

DEVONIA was replaced by the educational cruise ship UGANDA of British India Line,

WAVERLEY leaves Craigendoran for Gourock, Dunoon, Blairmore and cruise to Arrochar

WAVERLEY arrives at Gourock from Craigendoran for Dunoon, Blairmore and cruise to Arrochar

WAVERLEY leaves Gourock Pier for Dunoon, Blairmore and cruise to Arrochar

WAVERLEY arrives at Dunoon,from Gourock for Blairmore and cruise to Arrochar

WAVERLEY leaves Dunoon,for Blairmore and cruise along Loch Long to Arrochar

WAVERLEY arrives at Blairmore from Dunoon then cruises along Loch Long to Arrochar

WAVERLEY leaves Blairmore to cruise along Loch Long via Loch Goil to Arrochar

SCOTTISH COAST arrives at Donegall Quay, Belfast with 1,144 passengers and 20 cars from Ardrossan

WAVERLEY arrives at Arrochar after a cruise from Blairmore along Loch Long via Loch Goil

SCOTTISH COAST leaves Donegall Quay, Belfast with 590 passengers and 14 cars for Ardrossan

WAVERLEY leaves Arrochar for Blairmore

WAVERLEY arrives at Blairmore from Arrochar