PS Hercules (1838) explained
PS Hercules was a paddle steamer vessel operated by the
St. George Steam Packet Company from 1836, and then the
Chester and Holyhead Railway from 1853 to 1859 and the
London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1862.
[1] History
She was built in Liverpool for the St. George Steam Packet Company in 1838.[2]
When acquired by the London and North Western Railway in 1859 she was something of a stop-gap until new ships could be built.
She was scrapped in 1862.
Notes and References
- Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
- Army and navy chronicle, Volume 1. Benjamin Homans
