TSS Galtee More was a twin screw passenger steamship operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1898 to 1923.[1]
 TSS Galtee More from the Illustrated London News, 20 August 1898
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| Name | 1898–1925: TSS Galtee More |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  |
| Route | 1898–1925: Holyhead – Greenore |
| Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Yard number | 592 |
| Launched | 24 May 1898 |
| Fate | Scrapped 7 September 1925 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,112 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 276.1 ft (84.2 m) |
| Beam | 35.1 ft (10.7 m) |
| Speed | 18.6 knots (34.4 km/h) |
History edit
She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton for the London and North Western Railway in 1898. She was named after Galtymore, the highest of the Galtee Mountains in Ireland. She was put in service between Holyhead and Greenore.
On 17 September 1909 she was approaching Carlingford Lough when, in dense fog and at low tide, she went aground near Houlbowline light. The company’s lough steamer, Greenore, was promptly in attendance and the Galtee More shortly afterwards floated off.[2]
References edit
- ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
- ^ "Mishap to a Greenore Steamer". Irish Times. Ireland. 18 September 1909. Retrieved 18 December 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.