TSS Hibernia (1920)

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History
Name
  • 1920–1948: TSS Hibernia
  • 1948: TSS Hibernia II
Owner
Operator
Port of registry Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Route1920–1948: Holyhead - Dún Laoghaire
Builder William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Yard number1035
Launched9 March 1920
Out of service1948
FateScrapped 1948
General characteristics
Tonnage3,467  gross register tons  (GRT)
Length380.6 ft (116.0 m)
Beam45.2 ft (13.8 m)

TSS Hibernia was a twin screw steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1920 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1948. [1]

History

She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton and launched in 1920.

In 1948, she was renamed TSS Hibernia II in preparation for a new vessel of the same name, the MV Hibernia (1949). Only a few months later she was scrapped by the British Transport Commission.

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References

  1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962