TS G.W.R. No 20
Ex Great Western (II)
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Steel twin screw turbine vessel built in 1902 by Laird Brothers (Yard No. 646) as a Passenger / Cargo ship.
Technical Data
- Length: 84.06 m (overall) m (between perpendiculars)
- Breadth: 11.06m
- Depth: m
- Draught: 4.63m
- Tonnage: 1339 – 1225 gross/354 – 501net/960 t deadweight
- Engines: 2 x T4cyl (19, 29.5, 33, 33 x 30in)
- Power: kW/443 nHP
- Speed: 16 knots
- Capacity: 500 tons, 246 1st class and 439 3rd class passengers
- Call Sign: THVN
- Reg Number: 615 (LR:1904)
- Official Number: 115805
- Port of Registry: London/UK 🇬🇧
- Sister-Ship: Great Southern (647)
History
December 12th 1902: Launched.
April 1902: Completed.
1902: Delivered to Great Western Railway. Operated Milford – Waterford route
1906: Fishguard – Waterford.
1921: Weymouth – Channel Islands service.
1922: Weymouth – Channel Islands service.
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1923: Weymouth – Channel Islands service (also providing relief passenger sailing’s)
1925 – 1929: Weymouth – Channel Islands service (only carrying produce)
1932: Appeared at Weymouth.
1933: Renamed G.W.R. No. 20.
September 1933: Sold to John Cashmore, Newport, Mon., for scrapping
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Article © Nigel Thornton and Ray Goodfellow (Dover Ferry Photos Group)
