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She was built by [[John Laird (shipbuilder)|John Laird]] of [[Birkenhead]] for the [[Chester and Holyhead Railway]].<ref name=Holyhead/> On 27 September 1849, she suffered a broken main shaft when {{convert|20|nmi|km}} off [[Holyhead]], [[Anglesey]] whilst on a voyage from [[Kingstown, County Dublin]] to Holyhead. Her passengers were taken off by {{HMS|Banshee|1847|6}}. She was towed in to Holyhead by {{PS|Hibernia|1847|2}}.<ref name=MP031049>{{Cite news |title=Accidents at Sea |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=3 October 1849 |issue=23657 |page=2 }}</ref> |
She was built by [[John Laird (shipbuilder)|John Laird]] of [[Birkenhead]] for the [[Chester and Holyhead Railway]].<ref name=Holyhead/> On 27 September 1849, she suffered a broken main shaft when {{convert|20|nmi|km}} off [[Holyhead]], [[Anglesey]] whilst on a voyage from [[Kingstown, County Dublin]] to Holyhead. Her passengers were taken off by {{HMS|Banshee|1847|6}}. She was towed in to Holyhead by {{PS|Hibernia|1847|2}}.<ref name=MP031049>{{Cite news |title=Accidents at Sea |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=3 October 1849 |issue=23657 |page=2 }}</ref> |
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The Chester and Holyhead Railway was taken over by the [[London and North Western Railway]] in 1859. She was lengthened in 1861 to {{convert|244.4|ft|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Holyhead/> On 21 June 1873, ''Cambria'' ran into the steamship ''Duchess of Sutherland at Holyhead, severely damaging her.<ref name=S240673>{{Cite news |title=Mercantile Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=24 June 1873 |issue=15258 |page=7 }}</ref> She was scrapped in 1884.<ref name=Holyhead>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anglesey.info/Holyhead_Ships_History.htm |title=Chronological list of Ships operating on the Holyhead to Ireland Route. |publisher=Anglesey |accessdate=17 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727201557/http://www.anglesey.info/Holyhead_Ships_History.htm |archivedate=27 July 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
The Chester and Holyhead Railway was taken over by the [[London and North Western Railway]] in 1859. She was lengthened in 1861 to {{convert|244.4|ft|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Holyhead/> On 21 June 1873, ''Cambria'' ran into the steamship ''Duchess of Sutherland'' at Holyhead, severely damaging her.<ref name=S240673>{{Cite news |title=Mercantile Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=24 June 1873 |issue=15258 |page=7 }}</ref> She was scrapped in 1884.<ref name=Holyhead>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anglesey.info/Holyhead_Ships_History.htm |title=Chronological list of Ships operating on the Holyhead to Ireland Route. |publisher=Anglesey |accessdate=17 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727201557/http://www.anglesey.info/Holyhead_Ships_History.htm |archivedate=27 July 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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| Name | 1848-1884: PS Cambria |
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| Builder | John Laird (shipbuilder), Birkenhead |
| Yard number | 68 |
| Launched | 1848 |
| Out of service | 1884 |
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| Tonnage | 590 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 207.5 ft (63.2 m) |
| Beam | 26.3 ft (8.0 m) |
| Draught | 14.6 ft (4.5 m) |
PS Cambria was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the Chester and Holyhead Railway from 1848 to 1859 and the London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1861.[1]
History
She was built by John Laird of Birkenhead for the Chester and Holyhead Railway.[2] On 27 September 1849, she suffered a broken main shaft when 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey whilst on a voyage from Kingstown, County Dublin to Holyhead. Her passengers were taken off by HMS Banshee. She was towed in to Holyhead by Hibernia.[3]
The Chester and Holyhead Railway was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1859. She was lengthened in 1861 to 244.4 ft (74.5 m).[2] On 21 June 1873, Cambria ran into the steamship Duchess of Sutherland at Holyhead, severely damaging her.[4] She was scrapped in 1884.[2]
References
- ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
- ^ a b c "Chronological list of Ships operating on the Holyhead to Ireland Route". Anglesey. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ "Accidents at Sea". The Morning Post. No. 23657. London. 3 October 1849. p. 2.
- ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 15258. London. 24 June 1873. p. 7.
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