PS Princess of Wales (1869)
History | |
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Name | Princess of Wales |
Owner | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Operator | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Port of registry | |
Route | Belfast – Fleetwood |
Builder | A. Leslie and Company, River Tyne |
Launched | 4 December 1869 |
Out of service | 1896 |
Fate | Scrapped 1896 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 946 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 260 ft (79 m) |
PS Princess of Wales was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1870 to 1896.[1]
History[]
She was built by A. Leslie and Company on the River Tyne as one of the first new ships commissioned by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway for their services from Fleetwood.
References[]
- ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
Categories:
- 1869 ships
- Passenger ships of the United Kingdom
- Steamships
- Ships built on the River Tyne
- Ships of the London and North Western Railway
- Ships of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
- Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom