[5] Caledonian Princess was the first stern-loading car ferry to sail into Douglas, Isle of Man, when she visited on charter from Stranraer on 26 June 1968.

[8] Due to fog at the coast, she was moored overnight at Northumbria Quay, North Shields and left the next day, with an ocean-going tug towing her to Greece.

[7] In October 2008, the Evening Chronicle reported an investigation by Ships Monthly magazine which found that plans to convert her into a casino and restaurant had been shelved.

[2] In early 2009, Ships Monthly ran a photo essay showing Prince being scrapped in Turkey, fittingly in the same yard as former Royal Navy destroyer HMS Newcastle.

Built as a car ferry, Caledonian Princess was a roll-on/roll-off design, with a single vehicle door in the stern.

[6] She entered service with a Caledonian red lion rampant on each side of the single yellow funnel.

Caledonian Princess was built for the North Channel route from Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, to Larne, County Antrim, linking the west of Scotland with Northern Ireland.

[5] In July 1968, she left Stranraer and operated the seasonal Holyhead - Dún Laoghaire car ferry service.

Alterations carried out at Immingham in February 1976 prepared her for a new multi-purpose role to the Channel Islands from Weymouth.