PS Countess of Erne (1868)
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Name: | 1868-1935: PS Countess of Erne |
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Builder: | Walpole, Webb & Bewley, Dublin |
Launched: | 1868 |
Out of service: | 16 September 1935 |
Fate: | Sank in Portland Harbour |
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Tonnage: | 830 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length: | 241.4 ft (73.6 m) |
Beam: | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
Draught: | 14.3 ft (4.4 m) |
PS Countess of Erne was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1863 to 1889.[1]
History
She was built by Walpole, Webb & Bewley, Dublin for the London and North Western Railway in 1868.
She was sold to the Bristol General Steam Navigation Company in 1889 and used for a couple of years before being sold for scrap.
She was then used as a coal hulk in various ports. Finally she sank in Portland Harbour on 16 September 1935 and is a popular site with scuba divers for training dives.
References
- ↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
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