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PS Grimsby (1888)

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Name
  
PS Grimsby

Fate
  
Scrapped

Length
  
55 m

Out of service
  
1923

Launched
  
8 December 1888

Operator
  
1888-1897Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway 1897-1923Great Central Railway 1923-1923London and North Eastern Railway

Builder
  
Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull

Tonnage
  
351 gross register tons (GRT)

PS Grimsby was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1888.

History

The ship was built by Earle's Shipbuilding of Hull and launched on 8 December 1888 by Miss J.M.C. Cook. She was used on the New Holland to Hull ferry service.

In 1923 she transferred to the London and North Eastern Railway. She was scrapped in 1923.

References

PS Grimsby (1888) Wikipedia