TSS Great Southern was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1902.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 1902-1934: TSS Great Southern |
| Operator | 1902-1934: Great Western Railway |
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | Laird Brothers, Birkenhead |
| Yard number | 650 |
| Launched | 25 January 1902 |
| Out of service | 1934 |
| Fate | Scrapped by John Cashmore, Newport, Monmouthshire |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,339 GRT |
History edit
She was built by Laird Brothers in Birkenhead for the Great Western Railway as a twin-screw steamer for the Irish Sea ferry service between Milford Haven and Waterford.[2] She was a sister ship to TSS Great Western.
In 1910 she ran aground on shingle at Parkswood, Waterford River during a fog.[3] She ran aground again in the same river in 1929.[4]
Later in her career she operated occasionally from Weymouth on the Channel Islands service.
In 1934 she was sold for scrapping by John Cashmore of Newport, Monmouthshire.
References edit
- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- ^ "G.W.R Half-Yearly Report". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. Bath. 14 August 1902. Retrieved 10 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "G.W.R Steamer Aground". Gloucestershire Echo. Gloucester. 1 February 1910. Retrieved 10 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ashore in a Fog". Gloucestershire Echo. Gloucester. 9 February 1929. Retrieved 10 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.