Engineering:TSS Olga
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Short description: Steam turbine cargo vessel
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 1887–1908: TSS Olga |
| Owner | 1887–1908: London and North Western Railway |
| Operator | 1887–1908: London and North Western Railway |
| Port of registry |  |
| Route | 1887–1908: Holyhead – Dublin |
| Builder | Cammell Laird |
| Yard number | 557 |
| Launched | 3 August 1887 |
| Out of service | March 1908 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1908 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 970 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 301.5 ft (91.9 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught | 13.6 ft (4.1 m) |
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TSS Olga was a steam turbine cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1887 to 1908.[1]
History
She was built by Cammell Laird 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 4 years for this route, all of a similar size. The other ships were the Irene and Anglesey.
She was disposed of in 1908.
References
- ↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
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