 St. Patrick at Rosslare Harbour, c.1910
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| History | |
|---|---|
  United Kingdom | |
| Name | 1906–1929: TrSS St Patrick |
| Operator | 1906–1929: Great Western Railway |
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | John Brown and Company |
| Yard number | 371 |
| Launched | 24 February 1906 |
| Out of service | 7 April 1929 |
| Fate | Destroyed by fire, 7 April 1929 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,531 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 350 feet (110 m) |
| Beam | 41 feet (12 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple-screw with Parsons’ direct-drive turbines |
| Speed | 23 knots |
TrSS St Patrick was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1906.[1]
History
She was built by John Brown and Company for the Great Western Railway as one of a trio of new ships which included TrSS St George and TrSS St David.[2]
From 1914 to 1919 she was requisitioned by the British Government as a hospital ship for the duration of the First World War.
On 20 August 1927 she was in collision with her sister ship TrSS St David in Fishguard harbour.[3]
She was re-engined in 1926[4] and caught fire on 7 April 1929.[5] The fire was attributed to an electrical fault following which she was scrapped.
References
- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- ^ "Irish Channel Steamers". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. Manchester. 15 January 1906. Retrieved 13 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Irish Mail Boats in Collision Outside FIshguard". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 20 August 1927. Retrieved 13 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Lucking, J.H. (1971). The Great Western at Weymouth. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5135-4.
- ^ "Steamer ablaze at Fishguard". Western Daily Press. England. 8 April 1929. Retrieved 13 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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