TSS Galtee More (1898)

Career
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: United Kingdom
Route: 1898–1925: HolyheadGreenore
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

  1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962