PS ''Greenore'' was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by 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 ...

from 1896 to 1922.Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962

History

She was built by J.P. Rennoldson for the

in 1894. She was the smallest and the last paddle steamer operated by the company. She was used for passenger services on

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. 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

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to Southport and

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, but these were not successful and they finished in 1925, and she was broken up in 1928.
Paddle Steamer Greenore at Warrenpoint

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Greenore 1896 ships Passenger ships of the United Kingdom Steamships Ships built on the River Tyne Ships of the London and North Western Railway Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom