Name 1884-1906 PS Banshee Out of service 1906 Length 95 m Builder Cammell Laird | Yard number 521 Launched 1884 Draft 4.36 m | |
PS Banshee was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1884 to 1906.
History
She was built by Cammell Laird for the London and North Western Railway in 1884. The boilers were made at the railway locomotive works at Crewe and electric lighting was installed.
In 1894 she was fitted with new engines and her speed increased from 19 to 21 knots.
She was sold to J.J. King in 1906 who then resold her to new owners in Genoa.
References
PS Banshee (1884) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA