Engineering:TSS Slieve More (1932)

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History
Name: 1932-1965: TSS Slieve More
Owner:
  • 1932-1948: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
  • 1948-1965: British Transport Commission
Operator:
  • 1932-1948: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
  • 1948-1965: British Transport Commission
Port of registry: United Kingdom
Route: 1932-1965: Heysham - Belfast and Holyhead - Dublin
Builder: William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Yard number: 1258
Launched: 25 January 1932
Fate: Scrapped 6 October 1965
General characteristics
Tonnage: 1,409 gross register tons (GRT)
Length: 299.5 ft (91.3 m)
Beam: 44.6 ft (13.6 m)

TSS Slieve More was a twin screw steamer passenger vessel operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1930 to 1948, and the British Transport Commission from 1948 to 1965.[1]

History

She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton and launched in 1932.

References

  1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962