PS Countess of Erne (1868)
| History | |
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| Name | 1868–1935: PS Countess of Erne |
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| Builder | Walpole, Webb & Bewley, Dublin |
| Launched | 1868 |
| Out of service | 16 September 1935 |
| Fate | Sank in Portland Harbour |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 830 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 241.4 ft (73.6 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draught | 14.3 ft (4.4 m) |
PS Countess of Erne was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1868 to 1889.[1]
History
[edit]She was built by Walpole, Webb & Bewley, Dublin for the London and North Western Railway in 1868.
Countess of Erne was damaged by fire at Holyhead, Anglesey on 30 January 1875.[2] She was sold to the Bristol General Steam Navigation Company in 1889 and used for a couple of years before being sold for scrap.
She was then used as a coal hulk in various ports. Finally she sank in Portland Harbour on 16 September 1935 and is a popular site with scuba divers for training dives.