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List Of London And North Western Railway Ships
Holyhead services The London and North Western Railway operated a number of ships on Irish Sea crossings between Holyhead and Dublin, Howth or Kingstown. Fleetwood services The LNWR also operated a joint service with the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway from Fleetwood to Belfast and Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of London And North Western Railway Ships London and North Western Railway Steamships of the United Kingdom Merchant ships of the United Kingdom Lists of ships of the United Kingdom London And North Western Railway Ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London And North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the London, Midland and Scottish (LMS) railway, and, in 1948, the London Midland Region of British Railways: the LNWR is effectively an ancestor of today's West Coast Main Line. History The company was formed on 16 July 1846 by the amalgamation of the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway. This move was prompted, in part, by the Great Western Railway's plans for a railway north from Oxford to Birmingham. The company initially had a network of approximately , connecting London with Birmingham, Crewe, Chester, Liverpool and Manchester. The headquarters were at Euston railway station. As traffic increased, it was greatly expanded with the opening in 1849 of the Great Hall, designed by P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSS Cambria (1897)
TSS ''Cambria'' was a twin screw passenger steamship operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1897 to 1923. History She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton for the London and North Western Railway in 1897 in response to the competition launched by the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company who had launched a steamer in 1896 capable of 24 knots and a Holyhead to Dublin crossing time of 2¾ hours. She was requisitioned by the Admiralty as an Armed boarding steamer in 1914 and became a hospital ship after August 1915. She was renamed TSS ''Arvonia'' in 1919. In August 1922 she was again requisitioned as a troopship, this time by the Irish Free State The Irish Free State ( ga, Saorstát Éireann, , ; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the three-year Irish War of Independence between th ... along with In 1925 she was scrapped. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PS/TSS Duchess Of Sutherland (1868)
PS/TSS ''Duchess of Sutherland'' was a paddle steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1868 to 1908.Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962 History She was built by A. Leslie and Company for the London and North Western Railway in 1868. On 8 September 1875, she collided with the paddle steamer ''Edith'' in Holyhead which resulted in the sinking of ''Edith''. She was converted from a paddle steamer to a twin screw steamer in 1888 by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Duchess of Sutherland 1868 ships Steamships Ships built on the River Tyne Ships of the London and North Western Railway Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlingford Lough
Carlingford Lough (, Ulster Scots: ''Carlinford Loch'') is a glacial fjord or sea inlet in northeastern Ireland, forming part of the border between Northern Ireland to the north and the Republic of Ireland to the south. On its northern shore is County Down, the Mourne Mountains, and the town of Warrenpoint; on its southern shore is County Louth, the Cooley Mountains and the village of Carlingford. The Newry River flows into the loch from the northwest. Name The English name Carlingford and the Irish name ''Loch Cairlinn'' come from the Old Norse ''Kerlingfjǫrðr'', meaning "narrow sea-inlet of the hag" or old woman. This may have referred to the three mountain tops, locally called The Three Nuns, frequently used as pilot points on entering the lough. Its earlier Irish name was ''Snámh Aighneach'', meaning "swift sea-channel". It could also mean "swift swimming-place", referring to a crossing point which could be swum by horses, probably Narrow Water. An older English nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSS Curraghmore (1919)
TSS Curraghmore was a twin screw steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1919 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1935.Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962 History She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton and launched in 1919. She had been laid down in 1914 but her completion and delivery was delayed by the First World War. In 1930 she was transferred to Heysham Heysham ( ) is a coastal town in Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a Heysham Port, ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two Heysham nuclear power station, nuclear power stations. Demogra ... and renamed ''Duke of Abercorn''. In 1935 she was scrapped. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Curraghmore 1919 ships Ships built on the River Clyde Passenger ships of the United Kingdom Ships of the London and North Western Railway Steamships of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland Harbour
Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. Construction of the harbour began in 1849; when completed in 1872, its surface area made it the largest man-made harbour in the world, and remains one of the largest in the world today. It is naturally protected by Portland to the south, Chesil Beach to the west and mainland Dorset to the north. It consists of four breakwaters — two southern and two northern. These have a total length of and enclose approximately of water. Portland Harbour was built by the Admiralty as a facility for the Royal Navy (though access was also available to merchant ships); on 11 December 1923 it was formally designated HM Naval Base (HMNB) Portland, and continued to serve as such until closure in 1995. History Creation of harbour of refuge (1844–1872) The original harbour was naturally protected by the south coast of England, Chesil Beach and the Isle of Portland, providing refuge for ships aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol General Steam Navigation Company
The Bristol General Steam Navigation Company provided shipping services between Bristol and ports in southern Ireland, principally Cork from 1821 to 1980. There were also services to other destinations including ports in southern England, south Wales and France. History The company was founded in 1821 by eight Bristol merchantsJordan, Eric, The story of Lovell's Shipping, White Tree Books, 1992 as the War Office Steam Packet Company which started services to Ireland to carry out a War Office contract to transport troops, recruits and convicts. In 1827, when the War Office contract expired, it became the General Steam Packet Company to avoid confusion with London’s General Steam Navigation Company with whom they were in direct competition for services to the continent. By 1834 the name became Bristol Steam Packet Company and in 1835 the Bristol General Steam Navigation Company. In 1877 it changed to the Bristol Steam Navigation Company which continued until 1980. Charles Shaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PS Countess Of Erne (1868)
PS ''Countess of Erne'' was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1868 to 1889.Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962 History She was built by Walpole, Webb & Bewley, Dublin for the London and North Western Railway in 1868. ''Countess of Erne'' was damaged by fire at Holyhead, Anglesey on 30 January 1875. She was sold to the Bristol General Steam Navigation Company in 1889 and used for a couple of years before being sold for scrap. She was then used as a coal hulk in various ports. Finally she sank in Portland Harbour Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. Construction of the harbour began in 1849; when completed in 1872, its surface area made it the largest man-made harbour in the world, and rema ... on 16 September 1935 and is a popular site with scuba divers for training dives. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Countess of Erne 1868 ships Passenger ships o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PS Greenore (1896)
PS ''Greenore'' was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1896 to 1922.Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962 History She was built by J.P. Rennoldson for the London and North Western Railway in 1894. She was the smallest and the last paddle steamer operated by the company. She was used for passenger services on Carlingford Lough. She was renamed PS ''Cloughmore'' when a new ''Greenore'' was ordered in 1912. She was sold in April 1922 to the Ribble Passenger Transport Company Ltd who renamed her ''Ribble Queen''. She was put to work on excursion services from Preston to Southport and Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ..., but these were not successful and they finished in 1925, and she was broken up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSS Cambria (1920)
TSS ''Cambria'' was a twin screw steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1921 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1948.Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962 History She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton and launched in 1920, but she did not come into service with the London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ... until 1921. In 1948 she was renamed TSS ''Cambria II'' in preparation for a new vessel of the same name, the motor vessel ''Cambria'' and the following year she was scrapped by the British Transport Commission. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cambria (1920) 1920 ships Ships built on the River Clyde Passenger ships of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospital Ship
A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility or hospital. Most are operated by the military forces (mostly navies) of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones. In the 19th century, redundant warships were used as moored hospitals for seamen. The Second Geneva Convention prohibits military attacks on hospital ships that meet specified requirements, though belligerent forces have right of inspection and may take patients, but not staff, as prisoners of war. History Early examples Hospital ships possibly existed in ancient times. The Athenian Navy had a ship named ''Therapia'', and the Roman Navy had a ship named ''Aesculapius'', their names indicating that they may have been hospital ships. The earliest British hospital ship may have been the vessel ''Goodwill'', which accompanied a Royal Navy squadron in the Mediterranean in 1608 and was used to house the sick sent aboard from other ships. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority globally. Owing to this historical prominence, it is common, even among non-Britons, to ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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