PS Duchess of Norfolk information

History
Name	PS Duchess of Norfolk (1911-16) HMS Duchess of Norfolk (1916-20) PS Duchess of Norfolk (1920-37) PS Embassy (1937-39) HMS Ambassador (1939-45) PS Embassy (1945-67)
Owner	London, Brighton and South Coast Railway / London and South Western Railway (joint owners, 1911-16) Royal Navy (1916-20) London, Brighton and South Coast Railway / London and South Western Railway (joint owners, 1920-22) Southern Railway (1923-37) Cosens & Co (1937-39) Royal Navy (1939-45) Cosens & Co (1945-67)
Port of registry	Portsmouth (1911-16) Royal Navy (1916-20) Portsmouth (1920-37) Weymouth (1937-39) Royal Navy (1939-45) Weymouth (1945-67)
Route	Portsmouth - Ryde (1911 - 14, 1918-37) Bournemouth - Swanage / Portsmouth / Isle of Wight (1937-39, 1946-47, 1949-66) Weymouth - Swanage / Portsmouth / Isle of Wight (1948)
Builder	D & W Henderson & Co, Glasgow
Yard number	475
Launched	25 July 1911
Completed	August 1911
Out of service	22 September 1966
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 131994 IMO Number 5510305 ( -1967) Code Letters MBQN
Fate	Scrapped, June 1967
General characteristics
Tonnage	381 GRT
Length	190 ft (57.91 m)
Beam	26 ft 1 in (7.95 m)
Depth	8 ft 7 in (2.62 m)
Installed power	Compound steam engine
Propulsion	Paddle wheels
Speed	13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)

Duchess of Norfolk was a 381 GRT paddle steamer built in 1911 for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and London and South Western Railway, who operated a joint service to the Isle of Wight. She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy for use as minesweeper HMS Duchess of Norfolk during the First World War, returning to her owners after the war ended. She passed to the Southern Railway on 1 January 1923.

In 1937, she was sold to Cosens & Co Ltd and renamed Embassy. During the Second World War, she was again requisitioned for use as a minesweeper, this time being named HMS Ambassador. Postwar she was returned to her owners, and regained her former name Embassy. She served until 1966. She was scrapped in 1967.