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TSS Irene (1885)

Field	Value
display_title	TSS Irene (1885)
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
name	1885–1906: TSS Irene
owner	1885–1906: London and North Western Railway
operator	1885–1906: London and North Western Railway
registry	UK
route	1885–1906: Holyhead – Dublin
builder	Harland & Wolff
yard_number	181
launched	10 July 1885
completed	29 September 1885
out_of_service	1906
fate	Scrapped 1906
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
tonnage
length	301.2 ft
beam	33.2 ft
draught	13.5 ft

'*TSS *Irene''''' was a steam turbine cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1885 to 1906.

History

She was built by Harland & Wolff for the London and North Western Railway in 1885 and put on the Holyhead – Dublin route. She was one of a trio of ships built over 4 years for this route, all of a similar size. The other ships were the and .

On 12 September 1889, Irene collided with 30 nmi off Holyhead whilst of a voyage from Holyhead to Dublin. Both vessels were severely damaged. Irene assisted Banshee in to Holyhead. She was disposed of in 1906.

References

(2013). "The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff". The History Press.
Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
(14 September 1889). "Collision in the Irish Channel".

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