| Name: | IRIS |
| Type: | Cable Ship |
| Launched: | 26/03/1940 |
| Completed: | 06/1940 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 1650 |
| Dimensions: | 1479grt, 487nrt, 237.5 x 35.2 x 22.0ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (13, 22 & 36 x 24ins), 213nhp |
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws; 11.0knots |
| Reg Number: | n/a; (1969: 337969) |
| History: | |
| 06/1940 | HM Postmaster General, London |
| 1969 | Renamed C S IRIS |
| 06/1976 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 06/1976: Broken up at Viane, Zeeland, by M van der Marel BV |
Above photo as IRIS is courtesy of Peter Crichton
Above photo as IRIS is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as IRIS is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as IRIS, dated 09/06/1969, is copyright of Dennis Maccoy. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as CS IRIS is courtesy of Photoship