TSS Colleen Bawn (1903)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Colleen Bawn |
| Owner: |
1903–23: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1923–31:London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Operator: |
1903–23: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1923–31:London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Port of registry: |
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| Route: |
1903–28: Drogheda – Liverpool 1928–31: Holyhead – Greenore |
| Builder: | Vickers Limited |
| Launched: | 1903 |
| Out of service: | 1931 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 1,204 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 260 ft (79 m) |
| Beam: | 35.7 ft (10.9 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
TSS Colleen Bawn was a twin screw passenger steamship operated by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1903 to 1928.[1]
History
She was built by Vickers Limited of Barrow-in-Furness for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1903 and launched on 12 June 1903[2] by Mrs. Aspinall, wife of John Aspinall, one of the directors of the railway company.
With her sister ship TSS Mellifont she provided a passenger and freight service between Drogheda and Liverpool as a replacement for the paddle steamers Tredagh and Kathleen Mavourneen.
In 1928 she moved to the Holyhead to Greenore route.
She was scrapped in 1931.
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