History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | PS Briton |
Owner |
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Route | |
Builder | Tod & McGregor, Glasgow |
Yard number | 121 |
Launched | June 1862 |
Completed | July 1862 |
In service | 1862 |
Fate | Scrapped – 1892 at Bristol |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Iron Paddle Steamer |
Tonnage | 349 GRT (1876: 486 GRT) |
Length | 176ft (1876: 207ft) |
Beam | 25ft |
Installed power | steam 2cy 100nhp |
PS Briton was a paddle steamer that inaugurated the Stranraer to Larne service.
PS Briton inaugurated the Stranraer to Larne crossing, but the service was not a success and was withdrawn after 18 months, in 1863. [1] Following this, she operated from Bristol to the South of Ireland, to Waterford between 1864 and 1866 and to Wexford between 1867 and 1890. [2] Her final year was spent under the ownership of the Waterford Steamship Company.
History | |
---|---|
United Kingdom | |
Name | PS Briton |
Owner |
|
Route | |
Builder | Tod & McGregor, Glasgow |
Yard number | 121 |
Launched | June 1862 |
Completed | July 1862 |
In service | 1862 |
Fate | Scrapped – 1892 at Bristol |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Iron Paddle Steamer |
Tonnage | 349 GRT (1876: 486 GRT) |
Length | 176ft (1876: 207ft) |
Beam | 25ft |
Installed power | steam 2cy 100nhp |
PS Briton was a paddle steamer that inaugurated the Stranraer to Larne service.
PS Briton inaugurated the Stranraer to Larne crossing, but the service was not a success and was withdrawn after 18 months, in 1863. [1] Following this, she operated from Bristol to the South of Ireland, to Waterford between 1864 and 1866 and to Wexford between 1867 and 1890. [2] Her final year was spent under the ownership of the Waterford Steamship Company.