Out of service 1865 Launched 1847 Draft 4.21 m | Fate Sunk after collision Length 58 m | |
Name 1848-1863 PS Anglia
1864-1865 PS Admiral Dupont Owner 1848-1859 Chester and Holyhead Railway
1859-1861 London and North Western Railway
1861-1862 Confederate States of America
1862-1865 Union States of America Operator 1848-1859 Chester and Holyhead Railway
1859-1861 London and North Western Railway
1861-1862 Confederate States of America
1862-1865 Union States of America Tonnage 473 gross register tons (GRT) Builder Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company | ||
PS Anglia was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the Chester and Holyhead Railway from 1847 to 1859 and the London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1861.
History
She was built by Ditchburn and Mare, Blackwall for the Chester and Holyhead Railway, which was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1859.
She was sold in 1861 and used as a blockade runner by the Confederate States of America. Captured in 1862 by the Union and renamed Admiral Dupont after Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont
On 7 June 1865 she left New York City for Fortress Monroe with a detachment of United States troops. On 8 June 1865 at 4.20am, she collided with a sailing vessel, the Stadaconda (or Studaconda), and was sunk in about three minutes.
References
PS Anglia (1847) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA