TSS Slieve Bawn (1937)
Encyclopedia
TSS Slieve Bawn was a twin screw steamer cargo vessel operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
from 1935 to 1948, and the British Transport Commission
from 1948 to 1962.
of Dumbarton, launched in 1936 and handed over to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
in 1937.
She was named after the mountain Slieve Bawn in Ireland
She replaced the Slieve Gallion
of 1908.
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
from 1935 to 1948, and the British Transport Commission
British Transport Commission
The British Transport Commission was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain...
from 1948 to 1962.
History
She was built by William Denny and BrothersWilliam Denny and Brothers
William Denny and Brothers Limited, and often referred to simply as Denny, were a Scottish shipbuilding company.-History:The Company was founded by Peter Denny in 1840 and based in Dumbarton, on the River Clyde. Although the Denny yard was situated near the junction of the River Clyde and the River...
of Dumbarton, launched in 1936 and handed over to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
in 1937.
She was named after the mountain Slieve Bawn in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
She replaced the Slieve Gallion
TSS Slieve Gallion (1908)
TSS Slieve Gallion was a twin screw steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1908 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1937.-History:...
of 1908.