PS Rouen (1888)

For other ships with the same name, see Duchess of Buccleugh (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Name	1888: Rouen 1903: Duchess of Bucchleuch
Owner	1888: LB&SCR 1903: JP & RP Little 1907: Midland Railway
Operator	1903: Barrow SN Co
Port of registry	1888: Newhaven 1903: Barrow
Route	1888: Newhaven – Dieppe 1903: Barrow – Douglas
Builder	Fairfield & Co, Govan
Yard number	330
Launched	12 April 1888
Out of service	November 1909
Identification	UK official number 95353 code letters LBHR
Fate	Scrapped 1909
General characteristics
Type	passenger ferry
Tonnage	838 GRT, 326 NRT
Length	250.6 ft (76.4 m)
Beam	29.1 ft (8.9 m)
Depth	14.0 ft (4.3 m)
Decks	1
Installed power	487 NHP
Propulsion	2-cylinder compound engine
Speed	19+1⁄4 knots (35.7 km/h)
Capacity	passengers: 110 first class 108 second class

PS Rouen was a passenger ferry that was built in Glasgow in 1888 for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR).^[1] In 1903 she was acquired by JP and RP Little for the Barrow Steam Navigation Company and renamed Duchess of Buccleuch. In 1907 she passed to the Midland Railway, and in 1909 she was scrapped.

Building

The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company built Rouen in Govan, Glasgow as yard number 330. She was launched on 12 April 1888 by Mrs Allen Sarle, the wife of the secretary and general manager of the LB&SCR.^[2]

Rouen's registered length was 250.6 ft (76.4 m), her beam was 29.1 ft (8.9 m) and her depth was 14.0 ft (4.3 m). Her tonnages were 838 GRT and 326 NRT.^[3] She had accommodation for 110 first class and 108 second class passengers.^{[citation needed]}

Rouen was a sidewheel paddle steamer. She had a two-cylinder diagonal compound steam engine that was rated at 487 NHP and gave her a speed of 19+1⁄4 knots (35.7 km/h).^[3]

Career

The LB&SCR registered Rouen in Newhaven. Her UK official number was 95353 and her code letters were LBHR.^[4] Her route was between Newhaven and Dieppe.

In 1903 James and Robert Little acquired her for the Barrow Steam Navigation Company, renamed her Duchess of Buccleuch, and registered her in Barrow.^[5] Her route was between Barrow and Douglas, Isle of Man. In 1907 the Midland Railway took over the Barrow SN Co. In 1909 the Midland withdrew Duchess of Buccleuch from service and she was scrapped.^[3]

References

1. Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot: T. Stephenson and Sons.^{[page needed]}
2. "Newhaven. Brighton Railway Channel Service". Sussex Agricultural Express. Lewes. 21 April 1888. Retrieved 17 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Rouen". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
4. Mercantile Navy List. London. 1889. p. 200 – via Crew List Index Project.
5. Mercantile Navy List. London. 1904. p. 117 – via Crew List Index Project.