TSS Anglesey (1888)

History
Name: 1888-1911: TSS Anglesey
Owner: 1888-1911 London and North Western Railway
Operator: 1888-1911 London and North Western Railway
Port of registry: United Kingdom
Route: 1888-1911: Holyhead - Dublin
Builder: Harland and Wolff
Yard number: 203[1]
Launched: 1888
Completed: 1 May 1888[1]
Out of service: 1911
General characteristics
Tonnage: 887 GRT[1]
Length: 300 ft (91 m)
Beam: 33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Draught: 13.4 ft (4.1 m)

TSS Anglesey was a steam turbine cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1888 to 1911.

History

She was built by Harland and Wolff for the London and North Western Railway in 1888 and put on the HolyheadDublin 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.

She was disposed of in 1911.

References

  1. 1 2 3 McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780752488615.
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