Jersey issued a new set of stamps in 2011 depicting shipwrecks which wrecked on the island of had a connection with the island.
Built as a passenger ship under yard No 224 by Gourlay Brothers & Co. Ltd, Dundee for the London & South Western Railway Co., Southampton.
25 May 1906 launched as the PRINCESS ENA, named after Princess Ena (1887-1969).
Tonnage 1,198 gross, dim. 76.4 x 10.2m.
Powered by two 6-cyl. triple expansion steam engines 165 nhp., speed 19 knots
July 1906 completed.
After completing put in the service between Southampton and St Malo/Caen, France and made also some excursion voyages to Jersey.
During World War I hired on 30 April 1915 by the British Admiralty, armed with 3 – 12pdrs. First used as decoy ship then from 4 October 1915 till 06 July 1920 as fleet messenger.
1923 The company merges with the London Brighton & South Coast and South Eastern & Chatham Railway and a new company was formed the Southern Railway, Southampton, the PRINCESS ENA was transferred to the new formed company.
After she had disembarked in the morning 500 boy scouts at Jersey she proceeded in ballast to Saint Malo when on 03 August 1935 she got on fire. The fire got out of control and she sank 04 August 1936 nine mile sw of Corbiere. The 39 crew were rescued.
Jersey 2011 37p sg?, scott?
Source: Railway and other Steamers by Duckworth & Langmuir. Ships of the Royal Navy volume 2 by J.J. Colledge. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz.