PS Banshee (1884)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Banshee
Owner	London and North Western Railway
Operator	London and North Western Railway
Port of registry	Dublin
Route	Holyhead – Dublin
Builder	Laird Brothers, Birkenhead
Yard number	521
Launched	30 January 1884
Completed	June 1884
Out of service	1906
Identification	UK official number 88991
Fate	Scrapped October 1906
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,250 GRT, 246 NRT
Length	310.2 ft (94.5 m)
Beam	34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Depth	14.3 ft (4.4 m)
Propulsion	oscillating steam engine
Speed	as built: 19 knots (35 km/h) 1894: 21 knots (39 km/h)

PS Banshee was a passenger paddle steamer owned and operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1884 to 1906.^[1]

History

Laird Brothers built her in Birkenhead for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). She was launched on 30 January 1884, and completed that June.^[2] The LNWR's railway locomotive works at Crewe made her boilers. She had electric lighting.^{[citation needed]}

On 12 September 1889, Banshee collided with Irene 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey whilst on a voyage from Holyhead to Dublin. Both vessels were severely damaged. Banshee was assisted in to Holyhead by Irene.^[3] In 1894 she was fitted with new engines, which increased her speed from 19 knots (35 km/h) to 21 knots (39 km/h).^{[citation needed]}

In 1906 the LNWR sold her to JJ King, who resold her to Italian buyers in Genoa.^{[citation needed]} She was scrapped that October.^[2]

References

1. Langmuir, GE; Duckworth, CLD (1968). Railway and Other Steamers. Prescot: T Stephenson & Sons. ISBN 978-0901314123.^{[page needed]}
2. "Banshee". Shipping and Shipbuilding. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
3. "Collision in the Irish Channel". The Times. No. 32804. London. 14 September 1889. col F, p. 8.