Royal Daffodil
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Royal Daffodil was a British passenger ferry famed for her role as one of the “Little Ships” that helped evacuate Allied troops from Dunkirk during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Daffodil canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passenger ferry
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ship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Expeditionary Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy operations at Dunkirk ⓘ |
| carried | Allied troops ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eventDate | Dunkirk evacuation 1940 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fameReason |
participation as a Little Ship
ⓘ
service at Dunkirk ⓘ |
| flag | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessorName | Daffodil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Royal Daffodil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historically significant Dunkirk Little Ship ⓘ |
| nameChangeReason | honour for wartime service ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the Little Ships of Dunkirk ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Mersey Ferries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| operationalStatusDuring1940 |
requisitioned for war service
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troop evacuation vessel ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Dunkirk evacuation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Dynamo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portOfRegistry | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | steam ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Liverpool Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Mersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
excursion service
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passenger transport ⓘ |
| vesselType | twin-screw passenger steamer ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Little Ships of Dunkirk