.jpg) St. Patrick at Rosslare Harbour, c.1910
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| History | |
|---|---|
  United Kingdom | |
| Name | 1906–1929: TrSS St Patrick |
| Operator | 1906–1929: Great Western Railway |
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | John Brown and Company |
| Yard number | 371 |
| Launched | 24 February 1906 |
| Out of service | 7 April 1929 |
| Fate | Destroyed by fire, 7 April 1929 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,531 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 350 feet (110 m) |
| Beam | 41 feet (12 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple-screw with Parsons’ direct-drive turbines |
| Speed | 23 knots |
TrSS St Patrick was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1906.
History
She was built by John Brown and Company for the Great Western Railway as one of a trio of new ships which included TrSS St George and TrSS St David.
From 1914 to 1919 she was requisitioned by the British Government as a hospital ship for the duration of the First World War.
On 20 August 1927 she was in collision with her sister ship TrSS St David in Fishguard harbour.
She was re-engined in 1926 and caught fire on 7 April 1929. The fire was attributed to an electrical fault following which she was scrapped.
References
- Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- "Irish Channel Steamers". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. Manchester. 15 January 1906. Retrieved 13 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Irish Mail Boats in Collision Outside FIshguard". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 20 August 1927. Retrieved 13 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Lucking, J.H. (1971). The Great Western at Weymouth. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5135-4.
- "Steamer ablaze at Fishguard". Western Daily Press. England. 8 April 1929. Retrieved 13 October 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.