TSS Rosstrevor (1895)
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| Name | 1895-1926: TSS Rosstrevor |
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| Builder | William Denny and Brothers |
| Yard number | 503 |
| Launched | 26 February 1895 |
| Out of service | 1926 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1926 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,065 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 272.1 ft (82.9 m) |
| Beam | 35.1 ft (10.7 m) |
| Draught | 14.2 ft (4.3 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots |
TSS Rosstrevor was a steam turbine passenger and cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1895 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1926.[1]
History[edit]
She was built by William Denny and Brothers for the London and North Western Railway in 1895 and put on the Holyhead - Greenore route in succession to paddle steamer Earl Spencer.
She was named after the townland in which the village of Rostrevor is located in County Down, Northern Ireland.
On 2 March 1896 she was grounded at Carlingford Lough. She was refloated on 7 March, repaired and returned to service.[2]
In 1908, the TSS Rathmore replaced her on this route. Her first class accommodation was removed and she was transferred to the Holyhead - Dublin service.
She was scrapped in 1926.
References[edit]
- ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
- ^ Patton, Brian (2007). Irish Sea Shipping. Kettering: Silver Link Publications. pp. 178–84. ISBN 978-1-85794-271-2.
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