TSS North Wall (1883)

History
Name: 1883-1904: TSS North Wall
Owner: 1883-1904: London and North Western Railway
Operator: 1883-1904: London and North Western Railway
Port of registry: United Kingdom
Route: 1883-1904: Holyhead – Dublin
Builder: Robert Duncan and Co, Port Glasgow
Yard number: 188
Launched: 31 August 1883
Out of service: December 1904
Fate: Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage: 931 gross register tons (GRT)
Length: 300.2 ft (91.5 m)
Beam: 33.1 ft (10.1 m)

TSS North Wall was a twin screw steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1893 to 1904.[1]

History

She was built by Robert Duncan and Company of Port Glasgow for the London and North Western Railway in 1883 as a cargo vessel. She is notable as the first screw propulsion vessel acquired by the London and North Western Railway.

In 1904 she was scrapped.


References

  1. ↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
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