PS Stanley (1864)

PS Stanley was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1864 to 1888.^[1]

History
Name	1864–1890: PS Stanley
Owner	1864–1888: London and North Western Railway 1888–1889: Irish National Steamboat Company 1889–1890: A. A. Laird and Company
Operator	1864–1888: London and North Western Railway 1888–1889: Irish National Steamboat Company 1889–1890: A. A. Laird and Company
Port of registry
Route	1864–1889: Holyhead - Dublin
Builder	Caird & Company, Greenock
Yard number	114B
Launched	1864
Out of service	1890
Fate	Broken up at Bowling.
General characteristics
Tonnage	782 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	239.2 ft (72.9 m)
Beam	29.1 ft (8.9 m)
Draught	14.9 ft (4.5 m)

History

She was built by Caird & Company of Greenock and launched in 1864.

On 20 February 1877, she collided with Duke of Sutherland and was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. All on board were rescued. She as on a voyage from Holyhead to Dublin.^[2] She was sold to the Irish National Steamboat Company in August 1888, and in 1890 passed to A. A. Laird and Company. She was broken up shortly afterwards.

References

1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
2. "The Late Storm". Freeman's Journal. Dublin. 21 February 1877.