TSS Hibernia (1920)

History

Name:	1920-1948: TSS Hibernia 1948: TSS Hibernia II
Owner:	1920-1923: London and North Western Railway 1923-1948: London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1948 British Transport Commission
Operator:	1920-1923: London and North Western Railway 1923-1948: London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1948 British Transport Commission
Port of registry:
Route:	1920-1948: Holyhead - Dún Laoghaire
Builder:	William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Yard number:	1035
Launched:	9 March 1920
Out of service:	1948
Fate:	Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage:	3,467 gross register tons (GRT)
Length:	380.6 ft (116.0 m)
Beam:	45.2 ft (13.8 m)

TSS Hibernia was a twin screw steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1920 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1948.^[1]

History

She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton and launched in 1920.

In 1948 she was renamed TSS Hibernia II in preparation for a new vessel of the same name, the MV Hibernia (1949). Only a few months later she was scrapped by the British Transport Commission.

References

↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962

Ships operated by the London and North Western Railway

LNWR operated ships

Jointly operated with the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

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