Yard number 339 Fate Scrapped Length 76 m | Out of service November 1909 Launched 12 April 1888 | |
Name 1888-1903PS Rouen
1903-1909PS Duchess of Bucchleugh Operator 1888-1903London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
1903-1907Barrow Steam Navigation Company
1907-1909Midland Railway Builder Fairfield Company, Govan | ||
PS Rouen was a passenger vessel built for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1888.
History
PS Rouen was built by Fairfield Company, Govan and launched on 12 April 1888 by Mrs Allen Sarle, the wife of the secretary and general manager of the company. She was fitted up for 110 first class and 108 second class passengers.
She was placed on the Newhaven to Dieppe service until 1903 when she was sold to the Barrow Steam Navigation Company and renamed Duchess of Buccleuch. In 1907 she was acquired by the Midland Railway and retained until 1909.
References
PS Rouen (1888) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA