The MV Western Belle is a twin screw passenger vessel. She is owned by Ullswater 'Steamers', who refitted her and launched her on Ullswater in the autumn of 2010.[2]
In 2000 Dart Pleasure Craft took over G.H. Riddalls and Sons, their main competitor on River Dart services. With the increase in size of the fleet, the MV Western Belle was surplus to requirements and she was sold to Chris Cruises of Hampton Court on the River Thames, where she was used for charters.[1] In 2008, she was sold to Ullswater 'Steamers' and laid up at Maryport in Cumbria. She was transported to lake Ullswater in July 2010 to start service on the lake in the autumn of 2010.[4]
The MV Totnes Castle was also bought by this operator. She was transported overland to Ullswater, and became the MV Lady Wakefield in 2007.[5]
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^Irish Sea Shipping News, "News Bulletin - July 2008". 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Kittridge,A. Steamers & Ferries of the River Tamar & Three Towns District, Twelveheads Press, 2003