Engineering:TSS Anglesey

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Short description: Steam Cargo Vessel

History
Name1888–1911: TSS Anglesey
Owner1888–1911: London and North Western Railway
Operator1888–1911: London and North Western Railway
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
Route1888–1911: Holyhead – Dublin
BuilderHarland & Wolff
Yard number203[1]
Launched20 August 1887
Completed1 May 1888[1]
FateScrapped 1910
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General characteristics
Tonnage887 GRT[1]
Length300 ft (91 m)
Beam33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Draught13.4 ft (4.1 m)
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TSS Anglesey was a steam turbine cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1888 to 1910.

History

She was built by Harland & Wolff for the London and North Western Railway in 1888 and put on the Holyhead – Dublin route. She was one of a trio of ships built over four years for this route, all of a similar size. The other ships were Olga and Irene. On 25 November 1888, a fire broke out whilst she was on a voyage from Dublin to Holyhead. Cargo to the value of £2,000 was destroyed.[2]

She was disposed of in 1910.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780752488615. 
  2. "Disasters at Sea". The Times (London) (32553): col F, p. 11. 25 November 1888. 

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