PS Hibernia (1847)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 1847–1897: PS Hibernia |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | Thomas Vernon, Liverpool |
| Launched | 1847 |
| Out of service | 1897 |
| Fate | Sank on way for scrapping |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 573 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 197.3 ft (60.1 m) |
| Beam | 25.6 ft (7.8 m) |
| Draught | 14.1 ft (4.3 m) |
PS Hibernia was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the Chester and Holyhead Railway from 1847 to 1859 and the London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1877.[1]
History
[edit]She was built by Thomas Vernon of Liverpool for the Chester and Holyhead Railway.[citation needed] On 27 September 1849, she towed the disabled Cambria in to Holyhead, Anglesey. Cambria had suffered a broken main shaft.[2] On 1 October 1854, she assisted in the refloating of Ocean, which had run aground off Ringsend, County Dublin the next day.[3] The Chester and Holyhead Railway was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1859.[citation needed]
She was sold to the Waterford and Limerick Railway in 1877 and used as a hulk until 1897. She foundered off the Smalls on 25 July 1897 on the way to the breaker's yard.[citation needed]