History | |
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Name | 1867-1891: PS South of Ireland |
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Port of registry |
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Builder | William Simons and Company, Renfrew |
Yard number | 143 |
Launched | 6 July 1867 |
Completed | 1867 |
Out of service | 25 December 1883 |
Fate | Wrecked |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 498 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 220.4 ft (67.2 m) |
Beam | 25.2 ft (7.7 m) |
Installed power | 190 hp |
Propulsion | 2 cylinder compound oscillating engine |
PS South of Ireland was a passenger vessel built for Ford and Jackson in 1867 and then used by the Great Western Railway from 1872 to 1883. [1]
She was built by William Simons of Renfrew and launched on 6 July 1867. [2] She was completed in 1867 and owned by Ford and Jackson and deployed on their Milford to Cork route. She was a twin-funnel sister to the PS Great Western.
In 1872 she was purchased by the Great Western Railway and transferred to the Weymouth to Cherbourg service. At 1 am on Christmas Day 1883 she was on a voyage from Cherbourg to Weymouth, and ran aground on Kimmeridge Ledges, 15 miles from Weymouth. Several steamers left Weymouth to assist in the rescue, and all hands were saved. [3]
History | |
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Name | 1867-1891: PS South of Ireland |
Operator |
|
Port of registry |
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Builder | William Simons and Company, Renfrew |
Yard number | 143 |
Launched | 6 July 1867 |
Completed | 1867 |
Out of service | 25 December 1883 |
Fate | Wrecked |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 498 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 220.4 ft (67.2 m) |
Beam | 25.2 ft (7.7 m) |
Installed power | 190 hp |
Propulsion | 2 cylinder compound oscillating engine |
PS South of Ireland was a passenger vessel built for Ford and Jackson in 1867 and then used by the Great Western Railway from 1872 to 1883. [1]
She was built by William Simons of Renfrew and launched on 6 July 1867. [2] She was completed in 1867 and owned by Ford and Jackson and deployed on their Milford to Cork route. She was a twin-funnel sister to the PS Great Western.
In 1872 she was purchased by the Great Western Railway and transferred to the Weymouth to Cherbourg service. At 1 am on Christmas Day 1883 she was on a voyage from Cherbourg to Weymouth, and ran aground on Kimmeridge Ledges, 15 miles from Weymouth. Several steamers left Weymouth to assist in the rescue, and all hands were saved. [3]