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The Great Western Railway's ships operated in connection with the company's trains to provide services to Ireland, the Channel Islands and France. [1] Powers were granted by Act of Parliament for the Great Western Railway (GWR) to operate ships in 1871. The following year the company took over the ships operated by Ford and Jackson on the route ...
Main article Great Western Railway ships. Pages in category "Ships of the Great Western Railway" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
The Great Western Steam Ship in 1838, engraved by H. Papprill after a painting by J. S. Coteman. The first trial of the Great Western took place on 24 March 1838, attracting a vast audience with visits by the nobility on the ship's return. [11] On 31 March, Great Western sailed for Avonmouth (Bristol) to start her maiden voyage to New York ...
In 1872 she was purchased by the Great Western Railway. In 1887 she was chartered to the Weymouth and Channel Islands Steam Packet Company. [citation needed] On 15 August 1888, she ran aground at Weymouth. [2] In 1893 she was rebuilt with one funnel. She was obtained by David MacBrayne in 1891 and renamed PS Lovedale.
SS Great Western (1838), built for the Great Western Steamship Company. Sold to Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in 1846. Served as a troopship during the Crimean War and scrapped in 1856. PS Great Western (1867), built for Ford and Jackson, but used by the Great Western Railway from 1872 to 1890. SS Great Western (1872), built for M. Whitwill ...
TSS Sir Richard Grenville was built by Earle's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Hull and launched on 18 June 1931. [2] She was a replacement for the ship of the same name dating from 1891.
She was built by Laird Brothers in Birkenhead for the Great Western Railway as a twin-screw steamer for the Irish Sea ferry service between Milford Haven and Waterford. [2] She was a sister ship to TSS Great Southern. Later in her career she operated occasionally from Weymouth.
She was built by Cammell Laird for the Great Western Railway as one of a trio of new ships which included TrSS St Patrick and TrSS St David. She was launched on 13 January 1906 by Mrs David MacIver, [2] and later that year started work on the new Fishguard to Waterford service. In May 1913 she was sold to the Canadian Pacific Railway. [3]