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TSS Slieve Bawn (1936)

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History
Name1937–1967: TSS Slieve Bawn
Owner
Operator
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
Route1937–1972: Holyhead - Dublin
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Yard number1299
Launched15 December 1936
Completed1937
Out of service15 June 1972
FateScrapped at Gijon
General characteristics
Tonnage1,573 gross register tons (GRT)
Length309.6 ft (94.4 m)
Beam47.4 ft (14.4 m)
Draught13 ft (4.0 m)

TSS Slieve Bawn was a twin screw steamer cargo vessel operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1935 to 1948, and the British Transport Commission from 1948 to 1962.[1]

History

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She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton, launched in 1936 and handed over to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1937.

She was named after the mountain Slieve Bawn in Ireland

She replaced the Slieve Gallion of 1907.

References

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  1. ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962