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