TSS Great Western (1901)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Operator | 1902–1933: Great Western Railway |
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | Laird Brothers, Birkenhead |
| Yard number | 649 |
| Launched | 12 December 1901 |
| Out of service | 1933 |
| Fate | Scrapped by John Cashmore, Newport, Monmouthshire |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,339 GRT |
TSS Great Western was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1902.[1]
History
[edit]She was built by Laird Brothers in Birkenhead for the Great Western Railway as a twin-screw steamer for the Irish Sea ferry service between Milford Haven and Waterford.[2] She was a sister ship to TSS Great Southern.
Later in her career she operated occasionally from Weymouth.
In 1931 it was reported that she achieved a record crossing from Fishguard to Waterford, maintaining an average speed of 19.9 knots.[3]
In 1933 she was succeeded by a new ship of the same name, TSS Great Western and was renamed G.W.R. No. 20 until sold for scrapping by John Cashmore of Newport, Monmouthshire.
References
[edit]- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- ^ "New G.W.R Boats". Western Times. England. 24 April 1902. Retrieved 10 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Great Western Railway's steamer Great Western...". Hull Daily Mail. Hull. 30 December 1931. Retrieved 10 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.