Devon Belle

Hail the heroine – Devon Belle, another piece of living industry.

Built in 1938, she is one of the Little Ships of Dunkirk which helped evacuate 300,000 Allied troops in 1940. She stayed with the Royal Navy and she had a role with the Mulberry Harbours, which were built on the south coast and towed to Normandy after D-Day to service the invasion. After the war, she became a pleasure cruiser in Plymouth and Dartmouth until 1999, when she came to the Thames.

Heavily refurbished, like the Princess Marina, she can carry 100 passengers, and has one of the best viewing platforms on the river.

She is very popular for those who like a little bit of history attached to their cruise. She can accommodate 50 passengers for a buffet cruise, sometimes accompanied by a jazz band.

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