TSS Slieve Bloom (1930)

Career
Name: 1930-1965: TSS Slieve Bloom
Owner: 1930-1948: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
1948-1965: British Transport Commission
Operator: 1930-1948: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
1948-1965: British Transport Commission
Port of registry:
Route: 1930-1965: Heysham - Belfast and Holyhead - Dublin
Builder: William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Yard number: 1249
Launched: 24 October 1930
Out of service: 7 October 1965
Fate: Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage: 1,297 gross register tons (GRT)
Length: 310 ft (94 m)
Beam: 44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Draught: 15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Speed: 16 knots

TSS Slieve Bloom was a twin screw steamer cargo vessel operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1930 to 1948, and the British Transport Commission from 1948 to 1965.[1]

History

She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton and launched in 1930.

References

  1. ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962