Fate Scrapped Depth 4.11 m | Out of service 1905 Launched 1871 Beam 8.23 m | |
Name 1871-1890PS Richard Young1890-1905SS Brandon Length 1871-1890239.8 feet (73.1 m)1890-1905245 feet (75 m) | ||
PS Richard Young was a passenger vessel built for the Great Eastern Railway in 1871.
History
The ship was built by J & W Dudgeon in Cubitt Town London for the Great Eastern Railway and added to the fleet in 1871.
She was used for the Harwich to Rotterdam and Antwerp services.
In 1890 she was converted from paddle steamer to screw steamer by Earle's Shipbuilding and afterwards known as Brandon.
She was scrapped in 1905.
References
PS Richard Young (1871) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA