PS Edith (1870)
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PS/TSS Edith was a paddle steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway
from 1870 to 1912.
for the London and North Western Railway
in 1870.
On 8 September 1875 she collided with the Duchess of Sutherland in Holyhead
and sank. She was raised on 8 December 1877 and refurbished.
She was converted from a paddle steamer to a twin screw steamer in 1892 by Cammell Laird
of Birkenhead
.
She was withdrawn in March 1912 and sold to the West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company for scrap, but was resold to Belgian owner, Captain A Depauw, and re-registered as the TSS Vos in Antwerp. Seized by Belgian Government in 1913 who claimed that her owner had made preparations to use her for the contraband of arms to South America. She was laid up in Zeebrugge
until January 1914 when she was sold to shipbreakers.
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
from 1870 to 1912.
History
She was built by A. Leslie and CompanyA. Leslie and Company
A. Leslie and Company was a shipbuilding company that was started in around 1853, based North-East England. The company later merged with the locomotive manufacturer R and W Hawthorn to create Hawthorn Leslie and Company in 1886, when the founder Andrew Leslie retired.Between 1854 and 1885 the...
for the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
in 1870.
On 8 September 1875 she collided with the Duchess of Sutherland in Holyhead
Holyhead
Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....
and sank. She was raised on 8 December 1877 and refurbished.
She was converted from a paddle steamer to a twin screw steamer in 1892 by Cammell Laird
Cammell Laird
Cammell Laird, one of the most famous names in British shipbuilding during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, came about following the merger of Laird, Son & Co. of Birkenhead and Johnson Cammell & Co. of Sheffield at the turn of the twentieth century.- Founding of the business :The Company...
of Birkenhead
Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool...
.
She was withdrawn in March 1912 and sold to the West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company for scrap, but was resold to Belgian owner, Captain A Depauw, and re-registered as the TSS Vos in Antwerp. Seized by Belgian Government in 1913 who claimed that her owner had made preparations to use her for the contraband of arms to South America. She was laid up in Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge
Zeebrugge is a village on the coast of Belgium and a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. Zeebrugge serves as both the international port of Bruges-Zeebrugge and a seafront resort with hotels, cafés, a marina and a beach.-Location:...
until January 1914 when she was sold to shipbreakers.