PS South of Ireland (1867)

History
Name	1867–1891: PS South of Ireland
Operator	1867–1872: Ford and Jackson 1872–1890: Great Western Railway
Port of registry
Builder	William Simons and Company, Renfrew
Yard number	143
Launched	6 July 1867
Completed	1867
Out of service	25 December 1883
Fate	Wrecked
General characteristics
Tonnage	498 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	220.4 ft (67.2 m)
Beam	25.2 ft (7.7 m)
Installed power	190 hp
Propulsion	2 cylinder compound oscillating engine

PS South of Ireland was a passenger vessel built for Ford and Jackson in 1867 and then used by the Great Western Railway from 1872 to 1883.^[1]

History

She was built by William Simons of Renfrew and launched on 6 July 1867.^[2] She was completed in 1867 and owned by Ford and Jackson and deployed on their Milford to Cork route. She was a twin-funnel sister to the PS Great Western.

In 1872 she was purchased by the Great Western Railway and transferred to the Weymouth to Cherbourg service. At 1 am on Christmas Day 1883 she was on a voyage from Cherbourg to Weymouth, and ran aground on Kimmeridge Ledges, 15 miles from Weymouth. Several steamers left Weymouth to assist in the rescue, and all hands were saved.^[3]

References

1. Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
2. "The Milford Steamers". Waterford Mail. Waterford. 12 July 1867. Retrieved 10 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Miscellaneous". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. England. 28 December 1883. Retrieved 10 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.