PS Duke of Connaught

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History
Name1875-1895: P.S. Duke of Connaught
Namesake Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Owner1875-1894: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Operator1875-1894: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Port of registry Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Route1875-1893:BelfastFleetwood
Builder Barrow-in-Furness
Launched21 July 1875
Out of service1893
FateScrapped October 1893
General characteristics
Tonnage1,082  gross register tons  (GRT)

PS Duke of Connaught was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1875 to 1893. [1]

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References

  1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962