PS Earl of Ulster (1877)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 1878–1895: P.S. Earl of Ulster |
| Owner | 1878–1894: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Operator | 1878–1894: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Port of registry |  |
| Route | 1878–1894: Belfast – Fleetwood |
| Builder | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Launched | 24 November 1878 |
| Fate | Broken up December 1895 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,107 gross register tons (GRT) |
PS Earl of Ulster was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1878 to 1894.[1]
History
[edit]Earl of Ulster was built by the Barrow Iron Shipbuilding Co., Barrow in Furness, Lancashire for the North Lancashire Steam Navigation Co. She was launched on 24 November 1877.[2] She operated on services from Fleetwood to Belfast.
On 30 June 1883, she was involved in a collision off the Isle of Man with the schooner Susanna.[3]
On 12 March 1889, she collided with the Holywood Lighthouse in Belfast Lough and destroyed it.[4]
After being sold to A M Carlisle in 1894, Earl of Ulster passed into the ownership of J McCausland of Portaferry and was briefly put into service on Strangford Lough running excursion trips for one season before being broken up.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Duckworth, Christian L. D. (1968). Railway and Other Steamers (2nd ed.). T. Stephenson & Sons. ISBN 978-0-90131412-3.
- ^ "District News". Preston Chronicle. No. 3382. Preston. 1 December 1877.
- ^ Manchester Evening News, Friday 17 August 1883.
- ^ Belfast News-Letter, Wednesday 13 March 1889.
- ^ Greenway, Ambrose (2014). Cross Channel and Short Sea Ferries: An Illustrated History. Seaforth Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-84832170-0.