PS Zealous
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | PS Zealous |
| Operator | Great Eastern Railway |
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | J & W Dudgeon of London |
| Launched | 23 April 1864 |
| Out of service | 1887 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 613 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 230 feet (70 m) |
| Beam | 27.1 feet (8.3 m) |
| Depth | 11.7 feet (3.6 m) |
PS Zealous was a passenger vessel built for the Great Eastern Railway in 1864.[1]
History[]
The ship was built by the J & W Dudgeon of Cubitt Town, London for the Great Eastern Railway and launched on 23 April 1864.[2] She was launched by Miss Alice Goodson, eldest daughter of the chairman of the Great Eastern Railway Company. She was the second in a fleet of new vessels being constructed for the Harwich to Rotterdam and Antwerp service, including Ipswich, Stour, and Avalon.
Zealous was later altered to carry cargo as well as passengers, and she was re-boilered in 1873.[citation needed]. On 8 August 1875, she ran aground at Harwich. She was refloated.[3] She was withdrawn from service in 1887.
References[]
- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- ^ "Great Eastern Railway". London Evening Standard. England. 27 April 1864. Retrieved 29 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "General News". Brimingham Daily News (5327). Birmigham. 9 August 1875.
Categories:
- 1864 ships
- Steamships of the United Kingdom
- Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom
- Ships built on the River Thames
- Ships of the Great Eastern Railway
- Maritime incidents in August 1875