PS Merstone (1928) explained

PS Merstone was a passenger vessel built for the Southern Railway in 1928.[1]

History

The ship was built by Caledon Shipbuilding of Dundee and launched on 26 January 1928[2] by Mrs Donald A Mathieson, wife of the former general manager of the Scottish section of the L.M.S. Railway Company. She was one of an order for two new ships, the other being .

She was withdrawn from service at Christmas 1950 and sold in September 1952 for breaking in Northam.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Duckworth . Christian Leslie Dyce . Langmuir . Graham Easton . 1968 . Railway and other Steamers . English . Prescot, Lancashire . T. Stephenson and Sons .
  2. News: . To-Day’s launch at Dundee . Dundee Evening Telegraph . Scotland . 26 January 1928 . 14 November 2015. . subscription .

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