TSS Slieve Bawn (1905)

History
Name	1905-1927: TSS Slieve Bawn
Owner	1905-1923: London and North Western Railway; 1923-1935: London, Midland and Scottish Railway;
Operator	1905-1923: London and North Western Railway; 1923-1935: London, Midland and Scottish Railway;
Port of registry
Route	1905-1935: Holyhead - Dublin
Builder	Harland and Wolff
Yard number	370
Launched	6 July 1905
Completed	10 October 1905
Out of service	1935
Fate	Scrapped 1935
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,148 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	300.2 ft (91.5 m)
Beam	39.3 ft (12.0 m)

TSS Slieve Bawn was a twin screw steamer passenger and cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1905 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1935.^[2]

History

She was named after the mountain Slieve Bawn in Ireland

In 1917 she came to the rescue of passengers from the White Star Liner RMS Celtic when this ship hit a mine off the Isle of Man.

She was scrapped in 1935 and replaced by the Slieve League.

1 2 McCluskie, Tom (2013). The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff. Stroud: The History Press. p. 126. ISBN 9780752488615.
↑ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962

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