TSS Cambria (1889)
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TSS Cambria was a twin screw steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway
from 1889 to 1894.
for the London and North Western Railway
in 1889.
She was one of the smallest ships operated by the railway and she doesn't appear to have survived for long. Her fate is unknown, but she must have been replaced by 1897 as a new Cambria
was launched.
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 1889 to 1894.
History
She was built by Cammell LairdCammell 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...
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 1889.
She was one of the smallest ships operated by the railway and she doesn't appear to have survived for long. Her fate is unknown, but she must have been replaced by 1897 as a new Cambria
TSS Cambria (1897)
TSS Cambria was a twin screw steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1897 to 1923.-History:She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton for the London and North Western Railway in 1897 in response to the competition launched by the City of Dublin...
was launched.