PS South of Ireland (1867)

History
Name: 1867-1891: PS South of Ireland
Operator:
Port of registry: United Kingdom
Builder: William Simons and Company, Renfrew
Yard number: 143
Launched: 6 July 1867
Completed: 1867
Out of service: 25 December 1883
Fate: Wrecked
General characteristics
Tonnage: 498 gross register tons (GRT)
Length: 220.4 ft (67.2 m)
Beam: 25.2 ft (7.7 m)
Installed power: 190 hp
Propulsion: 2 cylinder compound oscillating engine

PS South of Ireland was a passenger vessel built for Ford and Jackson in 1867 and then used by the Great Western Railway from 1872 to 1883.[1]

History

She was built by William Simons of Renfrew and launched on 6 July 1867.[2] She was completed in 1867 and owned by Ford and Jackson and deployed on their Milford to Cork route. She was a twin-funnel sister to the PS Great Western.

In 1872 she was purchased by the Great Western Railway and transferred to the Weymouth to Cherbourg service. At 1 am on Christmas Day 1883 she was on a voyage from Cherbourg to Weymouth, and ran aground on Kimmeridge Ledges, 15 miles from Weymouth. Several steamers left Weymouth to assist in the rescue, and all hands were saved. [3]

References

  1. Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons,.
  2. "The Milford Steamers". Waterford Mail. Waterford. 12 July 1867. Retrieved 10 October 2015 via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
  3. "Miscellaneous". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. England. 28 December 1883. Retrieved 10 October 2015 via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
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