PS Shamrock (1876)

History
Name	1876–1894: PS Shamrock
Owner	1876–1894: London and North Western Railway
Operator	1876–1894: London and North Western Railway
Port of registry
Route	1876–1894: Holyhead - Greenore
Builder	Cammell Laird
Yard number	429
Launched	1876
Out of service	1898
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,178 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	291.8 ft (88.9 m)
Beam	32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Draught	15.7 ft (4.8 m)

PS Shamrock was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1876 to 1898.^[1]

History

She was built by Cammell Laird for the London and North Western Railway in 1876.

On 15 January 1877, she collided with the schooner John Bright at Holyhead, Anglesey, severely damaged the schooner. Shamrock rescued her crew and the schooner was beached.^[2][3] On 9 October 1880, She ran down and sunk the schooner Hannah off the coast of County Dublin, killing three of the schooner's four crew. Shamrock rescued the survivor. The schooner was not showing any lights.^[4] On 12 April 1881, she ran down and sunk the tug General Havelock in the River Liffey. There were no deaths.^[5]

She was taken out of service in August 1898.

References

1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
2. "Shipping Intelligence". Daily News. No. 9591. London. 17 January 1877.
3. "Disasters at Sea". Reynolds's Newspaper. No. 1380. London. 21 January 1877.
4. "Shipping Disasters". The Times. No. 30008. London. 9 October 1880. col E, p. 5.
5. "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 30167. London. 13 April 1881. col B, p. 13.