Engineering:TrSS Greenore (1912)
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| General characteristics | |
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| Tonnage: | 1,488 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam: | 40.7 ft (12.4 m) |
| Draught: | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
| Installed power: | Parsons Steam Turbine |
| Speed: | 20.5 knots |
TrSS Greenore was a steam turbine passenger and cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1912 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1926.[1]
History
She was built by Cammell Laird for the London and North Western Railway in 1912 and put on the Holyhead - Greenore route to replace the paddle steamer Edith.
She was the only London and North Western Railway to be equipped with the Direct-Drive Triple-Screw arrangement.
She was scrapped in 1926.
References
- ↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
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