''TSS Duke of Cumberland'' was a 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 ...

and the

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways. It was the third-largest railway system based in northern ...

from 1909 to 1923. and also as ''Picard'' by Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace from 1927 to 1936.

History

She was built at

William Denny and Brothers William Denny and Brothers Limited, often referred to simply as Denny, was a Scottish shipbuilding company. History The shipbuilding interests of the Denny family date back to William Denny (born 1779), for whom ships are recorded being built ...

, as part of a fleet of seven ships delivered by the company between 1892 and 1909. The ''Duke of Cumberland'' was part of the joint Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway-London & North Western Railway service between Fleetwood and Belfast from 1909 to 1922, when she passed into the hands of the LNWR alone. She then passed to the London, Midland & Scottish Railway in 1923. Upon acquisition by Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace in 1927, she was renamed ''Picard'' for Tilbury-Dunkirk service. She was scrapped in 1939."Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway - Services from Fleetwood and Belfast," http://simplonpc.co.uk/LMS-LYR1.html. Retrieved 27 February 2019

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duke of Cumberland 1909 ships Passenger ships of the United Kingdom Steamships Ships built on the River Clyde Ships of the London and North Western Railway Ships of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Ships of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway