TSS Slieve Bawn (1904)

Career
Name: 1904-1927: TSS Slieve Bawn
Owner: 1904-1923: London and North Western Railway
1923-1935: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Operator: 1904-1923: London and North Western Railway
1923-1935: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Port of registry:
Route: 1904-1935: Holyhead - Dublin
Builder: Harland and Wolff
Launched: 1904
Out of service: 1935
Fate: Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage: 1,148 gross register tons (GRT)
Length: 300.2 ft (91.5 m)
Beam: 39.3 ft (12.0 m)
Draught: 142 ft (43 m)

TSS Slieve Bawn was a twin screw steamer passenger and cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1904 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1935.[1]

History

She was built by Harland and Wolff of Belfast for the London and North Western Railway in 1904.

She was named after the mountain Slieve Bawn in Ireland

In 1917 she came to the rescue of passengers from the White Star Liner RMS Celtic when this ship hit a mine off the Isle of Man.

She was scrapped in 1935 and replaced by the Slieve League.

References

  1. ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962