Name PS Admiral Moorsom Launched September 1860 Draft 4.6 m | Yard number 83 Length 67 m Builder Barclay Curle | |
Namesake Admiral Robert Moorsom (1760-1835), Royal Navy officer Owner London and North Western Railway Operator London and North Western Railway Route Holyhead, Scotland - Dublin, Ireland | ||
PS Admiral Moorsom was a passenger paddle steamer operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1860 to 1885.
History
Admiral Moorsom was built by Barclay Curle of Glasgow, Scotland, and launched in 1860. She was named after Admiral Robert Moorsom (1760-1835), an officer of the Royal Navy who served in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
She collided with Santa Clara in the Irish Sea off Arklow, Ireland, on 15 January 1885 and sank. Twenty-five people were rescued by Santa Clara and another vessel, but five people were lost.
References
PS Admiral Moorsom (1860) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA