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PS Grimsby (1888) 
Summary
PS Grimsby was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1888.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | PS Grimsby |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull |
| Launched | 8 December 1888 |
| Out of service | 1923 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 351 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 180 feet (55 m) |
| Beam | 25.4 feet (7.7 m) |
| Depth | 7.4 feet (2.3 m) |
History edit
The ship was built by Earle's Shipbuilding of Hull and launched on 8 December 1888[2] by Miss J.M.C. Cook. She was used on the New Holland to Hull ferry service.
In 1923 she transferred to the London and North Eastern Railway. She was scrapped in 1923.[3]
References edit
- ^ Duckworth, Christian Leslie Dyce; Langmuir, Graham Easton (1968). Railway and other Steamers. Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson and Sons.
- ^ "Hull – Launch of a new ferry steamer". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. England. 10 December 1888. Retrieved 11 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A New Holland Explosion". Hull Daily Mail. England. 19 July 1923. Retrieved 11 November 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.