TSS ''Irene'' was a steam turbine cargo 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 1885 to 1906.Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962

History

She was built by

Harland and Wolff Harland & Wolff is a British shipbuilding company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore construction. Harland & Wolff is famous for having built the majority of the ocean liners for the W ...

for the

in 1885 and put on the

Holyhead Holyhead (,; cy, Caergybi , "Cybi's fort") is the largest town and a community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales, with a population of 13,659 at the 2011 census. Holyhead is on Holy Island, bounded by the Irish Sea to the north, and is ...

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Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

route. She was one of a trio of ships built over 4 years for this route, all of a similar size. The other ships were the and . On 12 September 1889, ''Irene'' collided with off Holyhead whilst of a voyage from Holyhead to Dublin. Both vessels were severely damaged. ''Irene'' assisted ''Banshee'' in to Holyhead. She was disposed of in 1906.

References

1885 ships Steamships Ships built in Belfast Ships of the London and North Western Railway Ships built by Harland and Wolff Maritime incidents in September 1889 {{DEFAULTSORT:Irene