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History
Name1883-1904: TSS North Wall
Owner1883-1904: London and North Western Railway
Operator1883-1904: London and North Western Railway
Port of registry United Kingdom
Route1883-1904: HolyheadDublin
BuilderRobert Duncan and Co, Port Glasgow
Yard number188
Launched31 August 1883
Out of serviceDecember 1904
FateScrapped 1904
General characteristics
Tonnage931  gross register tons (GRT)
Length300.2 ft (91.5 m)
Beam33.1 ft (10.1 m)

TSS North Wall was a twin screw steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) from 1883 to 1904. [1]

History

She was built by Robert Duncan and Company of Port Glasgow for the London and North Western Railway in 1883 as a cargo vessel. She is notable as the first screw propulsion vessel acquired by the London and North Western Railway. She operated on the Holyhead, Wales to Dublin, Ireland route.

Her name North Wall reflected the LNWR's terminus in Dublin.

She was scrapped in 1904.

References

  1. ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

History
Name1883-1904: TSS North Wall
Owner1883-1904: London and North Western Railway
Operator1883-1904: London and North Western Railway
Port of registry United Kingdom
Route1883-1904: HolyheadDublin
BuilderRobert Duncan and Co, Port Glasgow
Yard number188
Launched31 August 1883
Out of serviceDecember 1904
FateScrapped 1904
General characteristics
Tonnage931  gross register tons (GRT)
Length300.2 ft (91.5 m)
Beam33.1 ft (10.1 m)

TSS North Wall was a twin screw steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) from 1883 to 1904. [1]

History

She was built by Robert Duncan and Company of Port Glasgow for the London and North Western Railway in 1883 as a cargo vessel. She is notable as the first screw propulsion vessel acquired by the London and North Western Railway. She operated on the Holyhead, Wales to Dublin, Ireland route.

Her name North Wall reflected the LNWR's terminus in Dublin.

She was scrapped in 1904.

References

  1. ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962

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