PS Hercules (1838)
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Name | 1838-1862: PS Hercules |
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Builder | Mottishead and Hayes |
Launched | 1838 |
Out of service | 1862 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 265 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 147.6 ft (45.0 m) |
Beam | 25.9 ft (7.9 m) |
Draught | 15.1 ft (4.6 m) |
PS Hercules was a paddle steamer vessel operated by the from 1836, and then the Chester and Holyhead Railway from 1853 to 1859 and the London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1862.[1]
History[]
She was built in Liverpool for the in 1838.[2]
When acquired by the London and North Western Railway in 1859 she was something of a stop-gap until new ships could be built.
She was scrapped in 1862.
References[]
Categories:
- 1838 ships
- Steamships
- Ships built on the River Mersey
- Ships of the London and North Western Railway
- Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom