PS Eleanor was a paddle steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1873 to 1881.[1]

History
Name1873–1881: PS Eleanor
NamesakePossibly Eleanor Moon
Owner1873–1881: London and North Western Railway
Operator1873–1881: London and North Western Railway
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
Route1873–1881: Holyhead - Greenore
BuilderRobert Stephenson and Company
Launched28 May 1873
Out of service1881
FateStranded 27 January 1881
General characteristics
Tonnage917 gross register tons (GRT)
Length252.9 ft (77.1 m)
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught15.7 ft (4.8 m)

History

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She was built by Robert Stephenson and Company for the London and North Western Railway in 1873. She may have been named after Eleanor Moon (1847–1859), the eldest daughter of the company's then chairman, Richard Moon, and was built specifically for the Greenore route that Moon had championed.[2]: 340, 342, 482 

She ran aground on 27 January 1881 at Leestone Point, Kilkeel, Ireland[3] during a dense fog. The railway attempted to salvage her but severe gales in the following weeks completed her destruction.[2]: 341  Within the year, the railway company had replaced her with a new paddle steamer of the same name, Eleanor.

References

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  1. ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
  2. ^ a b Braine, Peter (2010). The Railway Moon: some aspects of the life of Richard Moon 1814-1899, Chairman of the London & North Western Railway 1861-91. Taunton: pmb publishing. ISBN 9780956529008.
  3. ^ Patton, Brian (2007). Irish Sea Shipping. Kettering: Silver Link Publications. pp. 178–84. ISBN 978-1-85794-271-2.