PS Duchess of Sutherland (1868)

Career
Name: 1868-1908: PS/TSS Duchess of Sutherland
Owner: 1868-1908 London and North Western Railway
Operator: 1868-1908 London and North Western Railway
Port of registry: United Kingdom
Route: 1868-1908: Holyhead - Greenore
Builder: A. Leslie and Company
Launched: 1868
Out of service: 1908
Fate: Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage:893 gross register tons (GRT)
Length:251 ft (77 m)
Beam:30.1 ft (9.2 m)
Draught:14.4 ft (4.4 m)

PS/TSS Duchess of Sutherland was a paddle steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1868 to 1908.[1]

History

She was built by A. Leslie and Company for the London and North Western Railway in 1868.

On 8 September 1875, she collided with the paddle steamer Edith in Holyhead which resulted in the sinking of Edith.

She was converted from a paddle steamer to a twin screw steamer in 1888 by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead.

References

  1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962