Engineering:TSS Olga (1887)
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| General characteristics | |
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| 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) |
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 missing name and missing name.
Olga was the first L&NWR ship to be fitted with triple engines.[citation needed]
She was disposed of in 1908.
References
- ↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
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