TSS Mellifont (1903)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Mellifont |
| Owner: |
1903–23: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1923–33:London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Operator: |
1903–23: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1923–33:London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Port of registry: |
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| Route: |
1903–06: Drogheda – Liverpool 1906–12: Goole 1912–28: Drogheda – Liverpool 1928–33: Holyhead – Greenore |
| Builder: | Vickers Limited |
| Launched: | 1903 |
| Out of service: | 1933 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
TSS Mellifont 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. With her sister ship TSS Colleen Bawn she operated a passenger and freight service between Drogheda and Liverpool as a replacement for the paddle steamers Tredagh and Kathleen Mavourneen.
She operated from Goole on continental services from 1906 to 1912.
In 1928 she moved to the Holyhead to Greenore route.
She was scrapped in 1933.
References
- ↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
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