Rendered redundant by the car ferry revolution, she was sold to Italian owners in 1973.

In 1913, the Courier I had been sold to Italian owners.

He was also the first Italian owner to set up a fleet of oil tankers.

In 1927, she was sold to Italian owners.

In 1937 she was sold to an Italian owner and renamed Hercules.

A sale to an Italian owner in 1952 saw her renamed Marialaura, serving until she was scrapped in 1966.

In 1925, she was sold to Italian owners and renamed Bellini.

In 1951, she was sold to Italian owners and renamed Verax.

However, few if any of the locals knew who owned these timber estates, still referred to as "Papius's place" after their original Italian owner.

V 80 005, in June 2008 by its Italian owner in exchange for a Class 216 locomotive.