TSS Slieve Donard (1921)
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TSS Slieve Donard was a steam turbine passenger and cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway
from 1921 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
from 1923 to 1948.
in 1921 as the last ship for the London and North Western Railway
and put on the Holyhead
- Dublin route.
She was named after the Slieve Donard
mountain
in County Down
, Northern Ireland
. It is the highest peak of the Mourne Mountains.
She was generally employed on the Thursday mid-day trip from Dublin for the cattle-dealers returning from market.
She was scrapped in 1954.
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 1921 to 1923, and 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...
from 1923 to 1948.
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...
in 1921 as the last ship 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...
and put on the 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....
- Dublin route.
She was named after the Slieve Donard
Slieve Donard
Slieve Donard is a 850 m mountain in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is part of the Mourne Mountains and the highest peak in Northern Ireland and in the wider province of Ulster. It is the 19th highest peak on the island of Ireland...
mountain
Mountain
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in County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It is the highest peak of the Mourne Mountains.
She was generally employed on the Thursday mid-day trip from Dublin for the cattle-dealers returning from market.
She was scrapped in 1954.