The London and North Western Railway operated a number of ships on Irish Sea crossings between Holyhead and Dublin, Howth or Kingstown.
Ship | Launched | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes and references | |
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Admiral Moorsom | 1860 | 747 (1860–68) 794 (1868–85) | Sank in 1885 after a collision. | |
Alexandra | 1863 | 703 (1863–70) 828 (1870- ) | Sold in 1889 to F Schultze, Rostock. Converted to a barque and renamed Elise Schultze. | |
Anglesey | 1888 | 980 | ||
Anglia | 1847 | 473 | Acquired in 1859 from the Chester and Holyhead Railway, in service until 1861. Used as a blockade runner by the Confederate States of America. Captured in 1862 by the Union and renamed Admiral Dupont.[1] [2] | |
1899 | 1,862 | Hit a mine and sank, 17 November 1915. | ||
Anglia | 1920 | 3,460 | Scrapped in 1935. | |
Arvonia | 1920 | 1,842 | Renamed from Cambria in 1920. Scrapped in 1925. | |
Banshee | 1884 | 1,109 (1884–94) 1,250 (1894–1906) | Scrapped in 1906. | |
Cambria | 1848 | 590 (1848–61) 759 (1861–84) | Acquired from the Chester and Holyhead Railway in 1859. Lengthened by 37feet in 1861. Scrapped in 1884.[3] | |
Cambria | 1889 | 357 | ||
Cambria | 1897 | 1,842 | Requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1914 and used as an Armed Boarding Ship. Converted to a Hospital ship in 1915. Returned to LNWR in 1918. Renamed Arvonia in 1920.[4] | |
Cambria | 1920 | 3,445 | Renamed Cambria II in 1948, scrapped in 1949.[5] | |
Cloghmore | 1896 | 1,488 | Ex Greenore, renamed in 1912. | |
1896 | 1,106 | Collided on 3 November 1906 with and sank with the loss of 86 lives. Retriever also sank with the loss of eight of her nine crew.[6] | ||
Countess of Erne | 1868 | 825 | Sold in 1889 to Bristol General Steam Navigation Company Ltd. Sank in Portland Harbour in 1935.[7] | |
Curraghmore | 1919 | 1,587 | Renamed Duke of Abercorn in 1930. | |
Carlingford Lough pleasure steamer. Sank in 1873 after a collision with Duchess of Erne. Raised in 1874 and returned to service. | ||||
Duchess of Sutherland | 1869 | 761 (1869–88) 848 (1888–1908) | Scrapped in 1908. | |
Duke of Sutherland | 1868 | 893 | Scrapped in 1886. | |
Earl Spencer | 1874 | 858 (1874–84) 909 (1884–96) | Scrapped in 1896. | |
Edith | 1870 | 749 (1870–92) 837 (1892–1912) | Built as a paddle steamer. Collided with Duchess of Sutherland, in Holyhead harbour in September 1875 and sank. Salvaged in 1877 rebuilt as a cargo ship. Further rebuild in 1892 as a screw-propelled ship. Sold for scrap in 1912 but resold to Belgian owner. Seized by Belgian Government in 1913 on suspicion of gun running. Scrapped in 1914.[8] | |
Eleanor | 1873 | 917 | Ran aground on 27 January 1881 at Leestone Point, Kilkeel, Ireland. | |
Eleanor | 1881 | 854 | Scrapped in 1902. | |
Galtee More | 1898 | 1,105 | Scrapped in 1926. | |
Greenore | 1896 | Renamed Cloghmore in 1912. | ||
Greenore | 1912 | 1,488 | Scrapped in 1926. | |
Hercules | 1838 | 300 | Acquired from the Chester and Holyhead Railway in 1859. | |
Hibernia | 1847 | 573 | Acquired from the Chester and Holyhead Railway in 1859. Sold in 1877 to the Waterford and Limerick Railway. | |
Hibernia | 1899 | 1,862 | Requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1915 as . Torpedoed and sunk by on 5 November 1915 in Sollum Bay, Mediterranean Sea.[9] | |
Hibernia | 1920 | 3,467 | Renamed Hibernia II in 1948, scrapped in 1949. | |
1883 | 931 | Collided on 31 October 1883 with Alhambra off Anglesey and sank.[10] | ||
Irene | 1885 | 989 | ||
Isabella | 1877 | 842 (187-88) 899 (1888–98) | Scrapped in 1898. | |
Lily | 1880 | 1,035 (1880–91) 1,144 (1891- ) | Sold in 1900 to Liverpool and Douglas Steamers Ltd. | |
Menevia | 1902 | 1,872 | Renamed from Scotia in 1920. Sold in 1928 to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. | |
1869 | Sold in 1897 to J J King, Garston. | |||
North Wall | 1883 | 931 | Scrapped in December 1904 at Preston.[11] | |
Ocean | 1853 | 507 | ||
Olga | 1887 | 970 | ||
1845 | Acquired in 1859 from the Chester and Holyhead Railway. | |||
Rathmore | 1908 | 1,569 | Sank on 4 May 1914 after a collision, later salvaged and repaired. Renamed Lorain in 1927. Scrapped in 1932.[12] | |
Rose | 1876 | 1,186 (1876–87) 1,269 (1887–94) | Scrapped in 1894. | |
Rosstrevor | 1895 | 1,094 | Scrapped in 1926. | |
Sea Nymph | 1845 | Acquired in 1859 from the Chester and Holyhead Railway. | ||
1869 | Purchased in 1880. Sold in 1897 to Thos. W. Ward. | |||
Scotia | 1847 | 179 | Acquired in 1859 from the Chester and Holyhead Railway. In service until 1861. Used as a blockade runner by the Confederate States of America. Captured in 1862 by the Union and renamed General Banks. | |
Scotia | 1902 | 1,872 | Requisitioned in 1914, returned to LNWR in 1917. Renamed Menevia in 1920. | |
Scotia | 1921 | 3,441 | Bombed and sunk on 1 June 1940 at Dunkirk, over 330 lives lost. | |
Shamrock | 1876 | 1,186 (1876–86) 1,266 (1886–98) | Scrapped in 1898. | |
Slieve Bawn | 1905 | 1,148 | Scrapped in 1935. | |
Slieve Bloom | 1907 | 1,166 | Sank on 20 March 1918 off Anglesey after a collision with . | |
Slieve Donard | 1921 | 1,116 | Scrapped in 1954. | |
Slieve Gallion | 1907 | 1,166 | Scrapped in 1937. | |
Slieve More | 1904 | 1,138 | Scrapped in 1932. | |
Snowdon | 1902 | 1,110 | Scrapped in 1935. | |
South Stack | 1900 | 1,066 | Scrapped in 1931. | |
Stanley | 1864 | 782 (1864–72) 792 (1872-) | Sold in 1888 to Irish National Steamboat Co Ltd. | |
Telegraph | 1853 | 848 | Acquired in 1859 from the Chester and Holyhead Railway. Ran aground on 27 January 1881 at Cooley Point, Ireland. Salvaged but beyond economical repair and scrapped.[13] | |
Violet | 1880 | 1,035 (1880–91) 1,175 (1891- ) | Sold in 1902 to Liverpool and Douglas Steamers Ltd. |
The LNWR also operated a joint service with the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway from Fleetwood to Belfast and Derry.
Ship | Launched | Tonnage (GRT) | Notes and references | |
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Colleen Bawn | 1903 | 1,204 | Relegated to cargo service in 1914. Scrapped in 1931.[14] | |
1907 | 2,259 | Requisitioned by the Royal Navy as, an Armed Boarding Vessel. Torpedoed and sunk in 1916. | ||
1909 | 2,052 | Sold in 1927 to Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace and renamed Alsace. Scrapped in 1937 at Altenwerder, Germany. | ||
1892 | 1,458 | Requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1914, returned to LNWR in 1920. Scrapped in 1930. | ||
1,082 | Scrapped in 1893 | |||
1902 | 1,680 | Scrapped in 1934. | ||
1898 | 1,540 | Sold in 1928 to Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, renamed Rushen Castle. Scrapped in 1948. | ||
1909 | 2,052 | Sold in 1927 to Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace, renamed Picard. Sold in 1936 to A Anghelatos, Greece and renamed Heliopolis. Scrapped at Genoa, Italy in 1939. | ||
1895 | 1,520 | Sold to Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1912, renamed The Ramsey. Requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1914. Sank in August 1915 by .[15] z | ||
1894 | 1,473 | Sold to Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1912 and renamed Peel Castle. Sold in 1930. Scrapped in 1939 at Dalmuir, West Dunbartonshire. | ||
Earl of Ulster | 1878 | 1,107 | Sold in 1894 to Harland & Wolff | |
Iverna | 1895 | 995 | Acquired with the takeover of Drogheda Steam Packet Company in 1902. Scrapped in 1912. | |
Kathleen Mavourneen | 1885 | 988 | Acquired with the takeover of Drogheda Steam Packet Company in 1902. Scrapped in 1903. | |
Lune | 1892 | 253 | Used for pleasure trips to Blackpool and Morecambe. Sold to Cosens & Co in 1913, renamed Melcombe Regis. Scrapped in 1920.[16] | |
Mellifont | 1903 | 1,204 | Scrapped in 1933 | |
Norah Creina | 1878 | 894 | Acquired with the takeover of Drogheda Steam Packet Company in 1902. Scrapped in 1912. | |
Prince Arthur | 1864 | 708 | Built as Sheffield for Liverpool & Dublin Steam Navigation Co Ltd. Bought in 1870 and renamed. Sold in 1877 to T Seed Ltd, Fleetwood. | |
Prince of Wales | 1886 | 1,429> | Sold in 1896 to Spain. | |
Princess of Wales | 1870 | 936 | Scrapped in 1896. | |
Royal Consort | 1844 | 522 | Built in 1844 for North Lancashire Steam Navigation Company Ltd. Bought in 1870, scrapped in 1893. | |
Thomas Dugdale | 1873 | 1,000 | Sold in 1883 to Irish National Steamship Co Ltd. | |
Tredagh | 1876 | 901 | Acquired with the takeover of Drogheda Steam Packet Company in 1902. Scrapped in 1904. |