MV '' Princess Victoria '' was one of the earliest roll-on/roll-off ( ro-ro ) ferries . Built in 1947 , she operated from Stranraer to Larne . During a severe European windstorm on 31 January 1953 , she sank in the North Channel with the loss of 133 lives . This was then the deadliest maritime disaster in United Kingdom waters since World War II
European windstorm
North Sea flood of 1953
MV Princess Victoria