TSS Rathmore (1908)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: |
1908-1927: TSS Rathmore 1927-1932: TSS Lorrain |
| Owner: |
1908-1923: London and North Western Railway 1923-1927: London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1927-1932: Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace |
| Operator: |
1908-1923: London and North Western Railway 1923-1927: London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1927-1932: Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace |
| Port of registry: |
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| Route: |
1908-1927: Holyhead - Greenore 1927-1932: Tilbury - Dunkirk |
| Builder: | Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Launched: | 1908 |
| Out of service: | September 1932 |
| Fate: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 1,569 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 299.5 ft (91.3 m) |
| Beam: | 40.2 ft (12.3 m) |
| Draught: | 15.5 ft (4.7 m) |
TSS Rathmore was a twin screw steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1908 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1927.[1]
History
She was built by Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd of Barrow-in-Furness for the London and North Western Railway in 1908.
On 4 March 1918 she was sunk in a collision and 26 people went missing,[2] but was successfully raised and continued in service.
She was sold in 1927 to Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace for the Tilbury to Dunkirk service, and was scrapped in 1932.