| Name: | MID-TYNE FERRY No 3 |
| Type: | Passenger Ferry |
| Launched: | 22/06/1949 |
| Completed: | 06/1949 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 710 |
| Dimensions: | 79grt, 75.0 x 18.1 x 7.0ft; (1987: 122grt) |
| Engines: | Oil engine; (1963: Gardner 6L3B, 150bhp); (1987: Volvo D12, 450hp) |
| Engines by: | |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 169220 |
| History: | |
| 24/06/1949 | Mid-Tyne Ferries Ltd, Hebburn; registered at Newcastle |
| 1963 | Renamed TYNE QUEEN |
| 1987 | Jacobite Cruises, Inverness; renamed JACOBITE QUEEN |
| 2026 | John Pill, Falmouth |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Capacity for 314 x passengers on the Wallsend, Hebburn & Walker routes |
| 1963: Re-engined with a Gardner 6L3B oil engine,150bhp | |
| 1987: Re-engined with a Volvo D12 oil engine, 450hp | |
| Ran tourist trips on Loch Ness | |
| 21/03/2026: Arrived at Falmouth | |
| Expected to run tourist trips from Falmouth to Malpas (Truro River) |
Above photo as MID-TYNE FERRY No 3 is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as TYNE QUEEN is courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo as JACOBITE QUEEN is copyright of Tour Scotland. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return