"Sister to MUNICH and COPENHAGEN. Renamed ARCHANGEL in 1915. Engaged in trooping voyages from Southampton to French ports from 09/1939, and in June 1940 assisted the evacuations from St. Valery, Cherbourg and Jersey. Bombed on 16 May 1941 in 57.55N 02.03W and beached and broke up 5 miles south of Newburgh, while on a trooping voyage from Kirkwall to Aberdeen."
So it could have been going the other wat.
And HMS VENOMOUS escorted the ships taking troops to France from Southampton.
And the photograph was taken by the Wireless Telegrapher on VENOMOUS.
I'm satisfied you have correctly identified my "mystery ship" as the LNER ferry ARCHANGEL takling troops of the BEF to France and have added the photograph to this page: http://www.holywellhousepublishing.co.uk/Pountney.html
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