TSS Great Southern (1902) explained

TSS Great Southern was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1902.[1]

History

She was built by Laird Brothers in Birkenhead for the Great Western Railway as a twin-screw steamer for the Irish Sea ferry service between Milford Haven and Waterford.[2] She was a sister ship to TSS Great Western.

In 1910 she ran aground on shingle at Parkswood, Waterford River during a fog.[3] She ran aground again in the same river in 1929.[4]

Later in her career she operated occasionally from Weymouth on the Channel Islands service.

In 1934 she was sold for scrapping by John Cashmore of Newport, Monmouthshire.

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: . G.W.R Half-Yearly Report . Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette . Bath . 14 August 1902 . 10 October 2015 . . subscription .
  3. News: . G.W.R Steamer Aground . Gloucestershire Echo . Gloucester . 1 February 1910 . 10 October 2015 . . subscription .
  4. News: . Ashore in a Fog . Gloucestershire Echo . Gloucester . 9 February 1929 . 10 October 2015 . . subscription .

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