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PS Isabella (1877)

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History
Name1877-1898: PS Isabella
Owner1877-1898 London and North Western Railway
Operator1877-1898 London and North Western Railway
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
Route1877-1898: Holyhead - Greenore
BuilderLaird Brothers, Birkenhead
Yard number443
Launched1877
Out of service1898
General characteristics
Tonnage831 gross register tons (GRT)
Length254.2 ft (77.5 m)
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught14.2 ft (4.3 m)

PS Isabella was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1877 to 1898.[1]

History

She was built by Laird Brothers for the London and North Western Railway in 1877. She was launched on Thursday 11 October 1877 from the Laird Brothers yard in Birkenhead, by Mrs Bland, wife of James Bland, one of the directors of the railway company.[2]

References

  1. ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
  2. ^ Liverpool Mercury - Saturday 13 October 1877