TSS Irene (1885)

Career
Name: 1885–1906: TSS Irene
Owner: 1885–1906 London and North Western Railway
Operator: 1885–1906 London and North Western Railway
Port of registry: United Kingdom
Route: 1885–1906: HolyheadDublin
Builder: Harland and Wolff
Yard number: 181[1]
Launched: 1885
Completed: 29 September 1885[1]
Out of service: 1906
General characteristics
Tonnage:897 GRT[1]
Length:301.2 ft (91.8 m)
Beam:33.2 ft (10.1 m)
Draught:13.5 ft (4.1 m)

TSS Irene was a steam turbine cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1885 to 1906.[2]

History

She was built by Harland and Wolff for the London and North Western Railway in 1885 and put on the HolyheadDublin route. She was one of a trio of ships built over 4 years for this route, all of a similar size. The other ships were the Olga and Anglesey.

She was disposed of in 1906.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 119. ISBN 9780752488615.
  2. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962