PS Cambria was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the Chester and Holyhead Railway from 1848 to 1859 and the London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1861.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 1848–1884: PS Cambria |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  Holyhead, United Kingdom |
| Builder | John Laird, Birkenhead |
| Yard number | 68 |
| Launched | 1848 |
| Out of service | 1884 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1884 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 590 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 207.5 ft (63.2 m) |
| Beam | 26.3 ft (8.0 m) |
| Draught | 14.6 ft (4.5 m) |
History
editShe was built by John Laird of Birkenhead for the Chester and Holyhead Railway.[2] On 27 September 1849, she suffered a broken main shaft when 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey whilst on a voyage from Kingstown, County Dublin to Holyhead. Her passengers were taken off by HMS Banshee. She was towed in to Holyhead by Hibernia.[3]
The Chester and Holyhead Railway was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1859. She was lengthened in 1861 to 244.4 ft (74.5 m).[2] On 21 June 1873, Cambria ran into the steamship Duchess of Sutherland at Holyhead, severely damaging her.[4] Cambria was scrapped in 1884.[2]
References
edit- ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
- ^ a b c "Chronological list of Ships operating on the Holyhead to Ireland Route". Anglesey. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ "Accidents at Sea". The Morning Post. No. 23657. London. 3 October 1849. p. 2.
- ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 15258. London. 24 June 1873. p. 7.