PS ''Cleethorpes'' was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Great Central Railway in 1903.

History

The ship was built by

Gourlay Brothers Gourlay Brothers was a marine engineering and shipbuilding company based in Dundee, Scotland. It existed between 1846 and 1908. Company history The company had its origins in the Dundee Foundry, founded in 1791. By 1820 the foundry was manufact ...

of Dundee and launched on 6 October 1903 by Miss Mills of Grimsby. She arrived in New Holland after a 24-hour voyage from Dundee on 21 November 1903. She was used on the New Holland to Hull ferry service. In 1923 she transferred to the

London and North Eastern Railway The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the " Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At th ...

. She was sold in 1934 to the Redcliffe Shipping Company and renamed Cruising Queen. She was used on Firth of Forth pleasure cruises, but found unsuitable and scrapped in 1935.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cleethorpes 1903 ships Steamships of the United Kingdom Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom Ships built in Dundee Ships of the Great Central Railway Ships of the London and North Eastern Railway