An "iconic" ferry that crossed on the River Mersey for 66 years has set sail on its final voyage. The Royal Iris of the Mersey featured in the 1965 film Ferry Cross the Mersey, starring the band Gerry ...

History will be made this week as the first new Mersey Ferry in more than six decades takes to the water for its first sea trials - giving people their first chance to see the brand new Royal Daffodil ...

U.K. shipbuilder Cammell Laird has been awarded a contract to construct the first new Mersey ferry in 60 years. The Birkenhead facility, part of the APCL group, signed a deal with the Liverpool City ...

An iconic British ferry boat that inspired a world famous musical and hit song is in a state a far cry from its glory days as it now sits abandoned. A public appeal to save it failed and its ownership ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Launched in 1959, the Royal Iris will be replaced by a new vessel [BBC] An "iconic" ferry that crossed on the River Mersey for 66 ...

Launched in 1959, the Royal Iris will be replaced by a new vessel An "iconic" ferry that crossed on the River Mersey for 66 years has set sail on its final voyage. The Royal Iris of the Mersey ...