PS Thomas Dugdale (1873)

History
Name	1873–1890: P.S. Thomas Dugdale 1890–1893: P.S. Laurel
Owner	1873–1883: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1883–1893: Irish National Steamship Company
Operator	1873–1883: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 1883–1893: Irish National Steamship Company
Port of registry
Route	1873–1883: Belfast – Fleetwood
Builder	A. Leslie and Company, River Tyne
Out of service	1893
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,000 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	260ft

PS Thomas Dugdale was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1873 to 1883.^[1]

History

She was built by A. Leslie and Company on the River Tyne for the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway for their services from Fleetwood.

She was named after one of the directors of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

In 1882 she received new engines by Rankin and Blackmore.

She collided with PS Azalea of Glasgow, in Lough Foyle, on or about 4 September 1888.^[2]

She was renamed P.S. Laurel around 1890.

References

1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
2. Board of Trade Wreck Report for Azalea and Thomas Dugdale, 1888