TSS Duke of Connaught
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Duke of Connaught |
| Owner: |
1902-1923: London and North Western Railway 1923-1934:London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Operator: |
1902-1923: London and North Western Railway 1923-1934:London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Port of registry: |
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| Route: |
1902-1930: Belfast – Fleetwood 1930-1934: Hull – Zeebrugge |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company |
| Yard number: | 353 |
| Launched: | 20 August 1902 |
| Out of service: | 1934 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 1,680 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 315 ft (96 m) |
| Beam: | 38.2 ft (11.6 m) |
| Speed: | 20 knots |
TSS Duke of Connaught was a passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1902 to 1923.[1]
History
She was built at Cammell Laird, as part of a fleet of seven ships delivered by the company between 1892 and 1909. She operated on the Douglas to Heysham route until 1930 when she was transferred to the Hull to Zeebrugge services.
She was re-boilered by Vickers in 1921.
References
- ↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
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