Name SS Aire Out of service 4 October 1930 Launched 27 November 1886 Draft 4.21 m | Yard number 14 Fate Scrapped Length 65 m Beam 8.78 m | |
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Operator 1886-1905Goole Steam Shipping Company1905-1922Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway1922-1923London and North Western Railway1923-1930London, Midland and Scottish Railway Builder William Dobson and Co, Walker Yard | ||
SS Aire was a freight vessel built for the Goole Steam Shipping Company in 1886.
History
The ship was built by William Dobson and Company in Walker Yard for the Goole Steam Shipping Company as one of a trio of ships including Calder and Ouse and launched on 27 November 1886.
In 1905 she was acquired by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. In 1922 she was acquired by the London and North Western Railway and in 1923 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
She was sent for scrapping on 4 October 1930.
References
SS Aire (1886) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA