PS Shamrock (1876)

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History
Name1876-1894: PS Shamrock
Owner1876-1894 London and North Western Railway
Operator1876-1894 London and North Western Railway
Port of registry Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Route1876-1894: Holyhead - Greenore
Builder Cammell Laird
Yard number429
Launched1876
Out of service1898
General characteristics
Tonnage1,178  gross register tons  (GRT)
Length291.8 ft (88.9 m)
Beam32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Draught15.7 ft (4.8 m)

PS Shamrock was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1876 to 1898. [1]

History

She was built by Cammell Laird for the London and North Western Railway in 1876.

On 15 January 1877, she collided with the schooner John Bright at Holyhead, Anglesey, severely damaged the schooner. Shamrock rescued her crew and the schooner was beached. [2] [3] On 9 October 1880, She ran down and sunk the schooner Hannah off the coast of County Dublin, killing three of the schooner's four crew. Shamrock rescued the survivor. The schooner was not showing any lights. [4]

She was taken out of service in August 1898.

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References

  1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
  2. "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 9591. London. 17 January 1877.
  3. "Disasters at Sea". Reynolds's Newspaper. No. 1380. London. 21 January 1877.
  4. "Shipping Disasters". The Times. No. 30008. London. 9 October 1880. col E, p. 5.