TrSS Greenore (1912)

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History
Name1912-1926: TrSS Greenore
Owner
Operator
Port of registry Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
Route1912-1926: Holyhead - Greenore
Builder Cammell Laird
Yard number782
Launched20 February 1912
Out of service1926
FateScrapped 1926
General characteristics
Tonnage1,488  gross register tons  (GRT)
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Draught14.5 ft (4.4 m)
Installed powerParsons Steam Turbine
Speed20.5 knots

TrSS Greenore was a steam turbine passenger and cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1912 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1926. [1]

History

She was built by Cammell Laird for the London and North Western Railway in 1912 and put on the Holyhead - Greenore route to replace the paddle steamer Edith.

She was the only London and North Western Railway to be equipped with the Direct-Drive Triple-Screw arrangement.

She was scrapped in 1926.

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References

  1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962