PS Cambria (1848)

PS Cambria was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the Chester and Holyhead Railway from 1848 to 1859 and the London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1861.[1]

History
Name:	1848-1884: PS Cambria
Owner:	1848-1859: Chester and Holyhead Railway 1859-1861 London and North Western Railway
Operator:	1848-1859: Chester and Holyhead Railway 1859-1861 London and North Western Railway
Port of registry:
Builder:	John Laird (shipbuilder), Birkenhead
Yard number:	68
Launched:	1848
Out of service:	1884
General characteristics
Tonnage:	590 gross register tons (GRT)
Length:	207.5 ft (63.2 m)
Beam:	26.3 ft (8.0 m)
Draught:	14.6 ft (4.5 m)

History

She was built by John Laird of Birkenhead for the Chester and Holyhead Railway.[2] On 27 September 1849, she suffered a broken main shaft when 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey whilst on a voyage from Kingstown, County Dublin to Holyhead. Her passengers were taken off by HMS Banshee. She was towed in to Holyhead by Hibernia.[3] The Chester and Holyhead Railway was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1859. She was lengthened in 1861 to 244.4 ft (74.5 m). She was scrapped in 1884.[2]

References

1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
2. "Chronological list of Ships operating on the Holyhead to Ireland Route". Anglesey. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
3. "Accidents at Sea". The Morning Post (23657). London. 3 October 1849. p. 2.