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PS Earl Spencer (1874)

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History
Name1874-1896: PS Earl Spencer
NamesakeJohn Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1868 to 1874
Owner1877-1896 London and North Western Railway
Operator1877-1896 London and North Western Railway
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
Route1877-1896: Holyhead - Greenore
BuilderCammell Laird
Yard number416
Launched1874
Out of service1896
General characteristics
Tonnage855 gross register tons (GRT)
Length253.7 ft (77.3 m)
Beam29.4 ft (9.0 m)
Draught14.7 ft (4.5 m)

PS Earl Spencer was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1877 to 1896.[1]

Cammell Laird built Earl Spencer for the London and North Western Railway in 1874. She did not enter into service until 1877.

Citations

  1. ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962