SS Halifax (1872) explained

SS Halifax was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1872.[1]

History

The ship was built by John Elder and Company of Govan and launched on 17 December 1872.[2] She was the second in an order for two ships from the same shipyard, the other being .

On 16 February 1876 she left Grimsby for Hamburg, and on 17 February ran ashore at Heligoland. She broke up in a storm on 15 March 1876[3] and was a total loss. Unfortunately for the railway company had not insured her and this added to the losses reported by the company later that year.[4]

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: . Launches - Govan . Glasgow Herald . Scotland . 18 December 1872 . 11 November 2015. . subscription .
  3. News: . Wreck of a steamer at Heligoland . York Herald . England . 18 March 1876 . 11 November 2015. . subscription .
  4. News: . The Great Eastern and Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Companies . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . England . 15 September 1872 . 11 November 2015. . subscription .

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