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    PS Earl Spencer (1874)

    Topic: Engineering

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    History
    Name: Earl Spencer
    Namesake: John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1868 to 1874
    Owner: London and North Western Railway
    Operator: London and North Western Railway
    Port of registry:
    Route: 1874-1896: Holyhead - Greenore
    Builder: Laird Brothers
    Yard number: 416
    Launched: 4 July 1874
    Out of service: 1896
    Identification: United Kingdom Official Number: 70620
    Fate: Scrapped 1896
    General characteristics
    Tonnage: 855 gross register tons (GRT), 374 net register tons (NRT)
    Length: 253 feet 7 inches (77.29 m)
    Beam: 29 feet 4 inches (8.94 m)
    Draught: 14 feet 7 inches (4.45 m)
    Installed power: 2-cylinder oscillating steam engine
    Propulsion: Paddle wheels

    PS Earl Spencer was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1874 to 1896.

    Description

    Earl Spencer was 253 feet 7 inches (77.29 m) long, with a beam of 29 feet 4 inches (8.94 m) and a depth of 14 feet 7 inches (4.45 m). She was powered by a two-cylinder oscillating steam engine, which had cylinders of 64 inches (160 cm) diameter by 72 inches (180 cm) stroke. She was assessed at 855 GRT, 374 NRT.[1]

    History

    Earl Spencer was built in 1874 as yard number 416 by Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, Cheshire for the London and North Western Railway. She was launched on 4 July. Her port of registry was London and the United Kingdom Official Number 70620 was allocated.[1] On 17 October 1874, she collided with the schooner Merlin in the Irish Sea whilst on a voyage from Greenore, County Louth to Holyhead, Anglesey. Merlin sank. Her three crew were rescued by Earl Spencer and landed at Holyhead.[2] In 1885, her port of registry was changed to Dublin.[1] On 7 January 1888, she became stranded on the breakwater at Holyhead. Her 57 passengers were rescued, 50 by rocket apparatus and the rest by the Holyhead lifeboat.[3] She was scrapped at Preston, Lancashire in the second quarter of 1896.[1]

    Citations

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Earl Spencer". UK Shipbuilders. http://shippingandshipbuilding.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=200510&vessel=EARL+SPENCER. Retrieved 25 May 2021. 
    2. ↑ "Collision off Holyhead". Birmingham Daily Post (Birmingham) (5075). 19 October 1874. 
    3. ↑ "Maritime Casualties". The Times (London) (32277): col D, p. 7. 9 January 1888. 



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