PS Limerick (1873)
PS Limerick was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1873.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1873-1874: PS Limerick |
| Operator: | 1873-1874: Great Western Railway |
| Port of registry: |
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| Builder: | William Simons and Company, Renfrew |
| Launched: | 1873 |
| Out of service: | 1874 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 914 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 251.8 feet (76.7 m) |
| Beam: | 29.2 feet (8.9 m) |
History
PS Limerick was one of a pair of ships ordered from William Simons and Company of Renfrew, the other being PS Milford. She was launched in 1873 but was presumably lost early in 1874 as a new PS Limerick was ordered by the Great Western Railway that year.
References
- Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
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