TrSS ''Londonderry'' was a passenger vessel built for the

Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It ama ...

in 1904.

History

TrSS ''Londonderry'' was designed by the Messrs Bilee Gray and Co, naval architects to the

and built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton. She was launched on 29 April 1904 by Mrs Tilney, daughter of Sir Ernest Paget, Chairman of the Midland Railway. She was the first ship equipped with Lodge-Muirhead wireless telegraphy. She was requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1914. In 1923 she came into the ownership of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway when they acquired the

. In 1927 they sold her to

Société Anonyme de Gérance et d'Armement The Rothschild Bank founded the Société Anonyme de Gérance et d'Armement (also known by its acronym SAGA) in 1919 for the management of French state-owned ships. History In 1920, SAGA operated the coal fleet of the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer ...

who renamed her ''Flamand''. She was scrapped at Altenwerder, Germany in 1937.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Londonderry 1904 ships Passenger ships of the United Kingdom Steamships of the United Kingdom Ships built on the River Clyde Ships of the Midland Railway Ships of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway