Ulster Monarch
Ship Number
635
Vessel Type
Cross Channel Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
7
Launch Date
January 24, 1929
Delivered
June 10, 1929
Owner
Belfast Steamship Co.
Weight
6851 grt
BP Length
345 feet
Breadth
46 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
17 knots
Propulsion
Ten cylinder airless injection H&W B&W
Official No.
148163
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Scrapped
Ulster Monarch

The Ulster Monarch ran on the Belfast - Liverpool service from 1929 to 1966 with an interval of war service.
 
The ship along with her two sisters the Ulster Prince and the Ulster Queen were pioneer diesel - propelled cross-channel passenger ships
 
Taken over by Admiralty in 1940 as a stores carrier, she was converted in 1942 into an infantry landing ship, LSI(S), with six Landing Craft Assault craft (LCA) and able to transport up to 580 troops.
 
In 1945 the ship was returned to her owners.
 
She was broken up at Ghent, Belgium in 1966.