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PS Cambria (1848)

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Name
  
1848-1884 PS Cambria

Out of service
  
1884

Length
  
63 m

Yard number
  
68

Launched
  
1848

Draft
  
4.45 m

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

Builder
  
John Laird (shipbuilder), Birkenhead

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.

History

She was built by John Laird of Birkenhead for the Chester and Holyhead Railway, which 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.

References

PS Cambria (1848) Wikipedia