| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 1902-1934: TSS Great Southern |
| Operator | 1902-1934: Great Western Railway |
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | Laird Brothers, Birkenhead |
| Yard number | 650 |
| Launched | 25 January 1902 |
| Out of service | 1934 |
| Fate | Scrapped by John Cashmore, Newport, Monmouthshire |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,339 GRT |
TSS Great Southern was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1902. [1]
She was built by Laird Brothers in Birkenhead for the Great Western Railway as a twin-screw steamer for the Irish Sea ferry service between Milford Haven and Waterford. [2] She was a sister ship to TSS Great Western.
In 1910 she ran aground on shingle at Parkswood, Waterford River during a fog. [3] She ran aground again in the same river in 1929. [4]
Later in her career she operated occasionally from Weymouth on the Channel Islands service.
In 1934 she was sold for scrapping by John Cashmore of Newport, Monmouthshire.
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