Name 1883-1922PS Tilbury Fate Scrapped Length 43 m | Out of service 1922 Launched 1883 Draft 2.48 m | |
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Operator 1883-1912London, Tilbury and Southend Railway1912-1922Midland Railway Builder J and K Smit, Kinderdijk, Holland Tonnage 269 gross register tons (GRT) | ||
PS Tilbury was a passenger vessel built for the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway in 1883.
History
PS Tilbury was built by J and K Smit, Kinderdijk, Rotterdam for the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway as a Gravesend-Tilbury Ferry. She was their first twin-screw vessel. She was launched in 1883. She was fitted with double action steering gear. On 21 September 1883 she underwent a trial trip.
She was acquired by the Midland Railway in 1912 and scrapped in 1922.
References
PS Tilbury (1883) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA