PS Earl Spencer (1874)
Appearance
History | |
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Name | 1874-1896: PS Earl Spencer |
Namesake | John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1868 to 1874 |
Owner | 1877-1896 London and North Western Railway |
Operator | 1877-1896 London and North Western Railway |
Port of registry | ![]() |
Route | 1877-1896: Holyhead - Greenore |
Builder | Cammell Laird |
Yard number | 416 |
Launched | 1874 |
Out of service | 1896 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 855 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 253.7 ft (77.3 m) |
Beam | 29.4 ft (9.0 m) |
Draught | 14.7 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
- ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962