PS Earl of Ulster (1878)
PS Earl of Ulster was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1878 to 1894.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1878-1895: P.S. Earl of Ulster |
| Owner: | 1878-1894: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Operator: | 1878-1894: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Port of registry: |
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| Route: | 1878-1894: Belfast – Fleetwood |
| Builder: | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Launched: | 24 November 1878 |
| Fate: | Broken up December 1895 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 1,107 gross register tons (GRT) |
History
She operated on services from Fleetwood to Belfast.
On 30 June 1883 she was involved in a collision off the Isle of Man with the schooner Susanna.[2]
On 12 March 1889 she collided with the Holywood Lighthouse in Belfast Lough and destroyed it.[3]
In 1895 she was sold to A.M. Carlisle and broken up.
References
- Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
- Manchester Evening News - Friday 17 August 1883
- Belfast News-Letter - Wednesday 13 March 1889
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