PS Cambria (1848)

History
Name	1848–1884: PS Cambria
Owner	1848–1859: Chester and Holyhead Railway 1859–1861: London and North Western Railway
Operator	1848–1859: Chester and Holyhead Railway 1859–1861: London and North Western Railway
Port of registry	Holyhead, United Kingdom
Builder	John Laird, Birkenhead
Yard number	68
Launched	1848
Out of service	1884
Fate	Scrapped 1884
General characteristics
Tonnage	590 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	207.5 ft (63.2 m)
Beam	26.3 ft (8.0 m)
Draught	14.6 ft (4.5 m)

PS Cambria was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the Chester and Holyhead Railway from 1848 to 1859 and the London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1861.^[1]

History

She was built by John Laird of Birkenhead for the Chester and Holyhead Railway.^[2] On 27 September 1849, she suffered a broken main shaft when 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey whilst on a voyage from Kingstown, County Dublin to Holyhead. Her passengers were taken off by HMS Banshee. She was towed in to Holyhead by Hibernia.^[3]

The Chester and Holyhead Railway was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1859. She was lengthened in 1861 to 244.4 ft (74.5 m).^[2] On 21 June 1873, Cambria ran into the steamship Duchess of Sutherland at Holyhead, severely damaging her.^[4] Cambria was scrapped in 1884.^[2]

References

1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
2. "Chronological list of Ships operating on the Holyhead to Ireland Route". Anglesey. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
3. "Accidents at Sea". The Morning Post. No. 23657. London. 3 October 1849. p. 2.
4. "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 15258. London. 24 June 1873. p. 7.