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Volume Eight - Pre-Victorian to the present day - more aspects - The White Funnel Fleet - P & A Campbell Limited

Fortunately the Glen Usk, built 1914, the Cardiff Queen and the Bristol Queen still remain to provide many a happy hour's sailing in the channel on 'the Campbell's'.

Bristol Channel Services

The map above of 'Bristol Channel Services' is taken from the 'White Funnel Fleet Handbook' published c.1958 and shows the main ports of call as mentioned in the foregoing article. [001] [307] A mileage chart states that the journey from Cardiff to Weston is 10 nautical miles and to Ilfracombe its 43. The trip to Lundy would be close to 90 nautical miles. Section 1 of the handbook provides more of the history.

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