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| Ship name                = 1864–1890: PS ''Stanley'' 
| Ship owner               =*1864–1888: [[London and North Western Railway]]
*1888–1889: [[Irish National Steamboat Company]]
*1889–1890: [[A. A. Laird and Company]]
| Ship operator            =*1864–1888: [[London and North Western Railway]]
*1888–1889: [[Irish National Steamboat Company]]
*1889–1890: [[A. A. Laird and Company]]
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| Ship route               = 1864–1889: [[Holyhead]] - [[Dublin]]
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| Ship builder             = [[Caird & Company]], [[Greenock]]
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| Ship out of service      = 1890
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| Ship fate                = Broken up at Bowling.
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'''PS ''Stanley''''' was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the [[London and North Western Railway]] from 1864 to 1888.<ref>Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962</ref>

==History==

She was built by [[Caird & Company]] of [[Greenock]] and launched in 1864.

On 20 February 1877, she collided with {{PS|Duke of Sutherland|1868|2}} and was driven ashore at [[Holyhead]], [[Anglesey]]. All on board were rescued. She as on a voyage from Holyhead to [[Dublin]].<ref name=FJ210277>{{Cite news |title=The Late Storm |newspaper=Freeman's Journal |location=Dublin |date=21 February 1877 |issue= }}</ref> She was sold to the [[Irish National Steamboat Company]] in August 1888, and in 1890 passed to A. A. Laird and Company. She was broken up shortly afterwards.

==References==
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[[Category:1864 ships]]
[[Category:Passenger ships of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Steamships]]
[[Category:Ships built on the River Clyde]]
[[Category:Ships of the London and North Western Railway]]
[[Category:Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in February 1877]]