Name PS Zealous Out of service 1887 Launched 23 April 1864 | Operator Great Eastern Railway Fate Scrapped Length 70 m | |
Builder J & W Dudgeon of London Tonnage 613 gross register tons (GRT) | ||
PS Zealous was a passenger vessel built for the Great Eastern Railway in 1864.
History
The ship was built by the J & W Dudgeon of Cubitt Town, London for the Great Eastern Railway and launched on 23 April 1864. She was launched by Miss Alice Goodson, eldest daughter of the chairman of the Great Eastern Railway Company. She was the second in a fleet of new vessels being constructed for the Harwich to Rotterdam and Antwerp service, including Ipswich, Stour, and Avalon.
She was later altered to carry cargo as well as passengers, and she was re-boilered in 1873. She was withdrawn from service in 1887.
References
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