Name 1889-1925 TSS Gazelle Out of service 1925 Launched 1889 Draft 3.4 m | Yard number 573 Fate Scrapped Length 72 m Builder Cammell Laird | |
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Operator 1889-1925 Great Western Railway Tonnage 880 gross register tons (GRT) | ||
TSS Gazelle was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1889.
History
She was built by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead as one of a trio of new ships for the Great Western Railway as a twin-screw steamer for the Channel Island Services. The other ships were TSS Antelope and TSS Lynx.
In 1907 most of the passenger accommodation was removed and she was then operated on cargo services.
She served as a minesweeper in the Mediterranean Sea during World War I and was finally broken up after 36 years service in 1925.
References
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