TSS Galtee More (1898)

TSS Galtee More from the Illustrated London News, 20 August 1898
History
Name	1898–1925: TSS Galtee More
Owner	1898–1923: London and North Western Railway 1923–1925: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Operator	1898–1925: London and North Western Railway 1923–1925: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Port of registry
Route	1898–1925: Holyhead – Greenore
Builder	William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Yard number	592
Launched	24 May 1898
Fate	Scrapped 7 September 1925
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,112 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	276.1 ft (84.2 m)
Beam	35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Speed	18.6 knots (34.4 km/h)

TSS Galtee More was a twin screw passenger steamship operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1898 to 1923.

History

She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton for the London and North Western Railway in 1898. She was named after Galtymore, the highest of the Galtee Mountains in Ireland. She was put in service between Holyhead and Greenore.

On 17 September 1909 she was approaching Carlingford Lough when, in dense fog and at low tide, she went aground near Houlbowline light. The company’s lough steamer, Greenore, was promptly in attendance and the Galtee More shortly afterwards floated off.