TSS Slieve Donard (1921)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1921-1954: TSS Slieve Donard |
| Owner: |
1921-1923 London and North Western Railway 1923-1948: London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1948-1954: British Transport Commission |
| Operator: |
1912-1923 London and North Western Railway 1923-1948: London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1948-1954: British Transport Commission |
| Port of registry: |
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| Route: | 1921-1954: Holyhead - Dublin |
| Builder: | Vickers Limited |
| Launched: | 1921 |
| Out of service: | 21 January 1954 |
| Fate: | Scrapped at Troon |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 1,115 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 299.9 ft (91.4 m) |
| Beam: | 39.1 ft (11.9 m) |
| Draught: | 14.2 ft (4.3 m) |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
TSS Slieve Donard was a steam turbine passenger and cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1921 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1948.[1]
History
She was built by Cammell Laird in 1921 as the last ship for the London and North Western Railway and put on the Holyhead - Dublin route.
She was named after the Slieve Donard (Irish: Sliabh Dónairt,[2] derived from Sliabh Domhanghairt/Domhanghart)[3] mountain in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the highest peak of the Mourne Mountains.
She was generally employed on the Thursday mid-day trip from Dublin for the cattle-dealers returning from market.
She was scrapped in 1954.
References
- ↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ O'Mulconry, Ferfeasa. Annala Rioghachta Éireann: Annals of the kingdom of Ireland (Volume 1). Hodges, Smith, and co., 1856. Page 6.