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TSS Slieve Bawn (1905)

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History
Name1905–1927: TSS Slieve Bawn
Owner
Operator
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
Route1905–1935: Holyhead - Dublin
BuilderHarland and Wolff
Yard number370[1]
Launched6 July 1905
Completed10 October 1905[1]
Out of service1935
FateScrapped 1935
General characteristics
Tonnage1,148 gross register tons (GRT)
Length300.2 ft (91.5 m)
Beam39.3 ft (12.0 m)

TSS Slieve Bawn was a twin screw steamer passenger and cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1905 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1935.[2]

History

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She was built by Harland and Wolff of Belfast for the London and North Western Railway in 1905.

She was named after the mountain Slieve Bawn in Ireland

In 1917 she came to the rescue of passengers from the White Star Liner RMS Celtic when this ship hit a mine off the Isle of Man.

She was scrapped in 1935 and replaced by the Slieve League.

References

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  1. ^ a b McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 126. ISBN 9780752488615.
  2. ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962