TSS Galtee More (1898)
Career | |
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Name: | 1898–1925: TSS Galtee More |
Owner: |
1898–1923: London and North Western Railway 1923-1925: London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Operator: |
1898–1925: London and North Western Railway 1923-1925: London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Port of registry: | |
Route: | 1898–1925: Holyhead – Greenore |
Builder: | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
Yard number: | 592 |
Launched: | 24 May 1898 |
Out of service: | 7 September 1925 |
Fate: | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage: | 1,112 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length: | 276.1 ft (84.2 m) |
Beam: | 35.1 ft (10.7 m) |
Speed: | 18.6 knots (34.4 km/h) |
TSS Galtee More was a twin screw passenger steamship operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1898 to 1923.[1]
History
She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton for the London and North Western Railway in 1898. She was named after Galtymore, the highest of the Galtee Mountains in Ireland.
References
- ↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962