PS Victoria was a passenger vessel built for the London and South Western Railway and London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1881.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | PS Victoria |
| Operator |
|
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | Aitken and Mansel, Whiteinch |
| Yard number | 113 |
| Launched | 9 September 1881 |
| Out of service | September 1900 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1900 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 366 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 191.9 feet (58.5 m) |
| Beam | 25.1 feet (7.7 m) |
| Depth | 8.6 feet (2.6 m) |
History
editThe ship was built in steel by Aitken and Mansel and launched on 9 September 1881.[2] Her engines were by David Rowan of Glasgow. She was the first ship constructed for a joint venture between the London and South Western Railway and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway for the passenger trade to the Isle of Wight. She was double-ended, with two funnels.
Official registries show that in 1899 she transferred to the Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company[3] and was scrapped in 1900. However, there is no mention of her ever being purchased or chartered in the company records.[3]
References
edit- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- ^ "Launch at Whiteinch". Glasgow Herald. Scotland. 10 September 1881. Retrieved 14 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Adams, Keith (2010). Red Funnel 150 Celebrating One Hundred and Fifty Years of The Original Isle of Wight Ferries. Richard Danielson. p. 15. ISBN 9780951315552.