| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | TSS Duke of Lancaster The Ramsey |
| Owner: | 1895-1911: London and North Western Railway 1912-1915: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company |
| Operator: | 1895-1911: London and North Western Railway 1912-1915: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company |
| Port of registry: | Lancaster, United Kingdom |
| Route: | 1894-1911: Fleetwood - Belfast |
| Builder: | Naval Construction and Armament Company Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Launched: | 1895 |
| Out of service: | 8 August 1915 |
| Fate: | Sunk by torpedo |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Turbine steam ship |
| Tonnage: | 1,520 GT (gross tonnage) |
| Length: | 310 ft (94 m) |
| Beam: | 37 ft (11 m) |
The TSS Duke of Lancaster was a steamer passenger ship operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1895 to 1911.[1]
She was then sold to the Isle of Man Steam Packet company and operated as The Ramsey from 1912 to 1915.
In 1914 she was requisitioned but was sunk by a torpedo in the North Sea on 8 August 1915.
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