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TSS St David (1947)

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Yard number
  
1185

Builder
  
Cammell Laird

Launched
  
6 February 1947

Name
  
1947-1971 TSS St David 1971-???? TSS Holyhead

Operator
  
1947-1948Great Western Railway 1948-1971British Railways

Route
  
1947-1969 Fishguard - Rosslare 1969-1971 Holyhead - Dun Laoghaire

Tonnage
  
3,352 gross register tons (GRT)

TSS St David was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1947.

History

TSS St David was built by Cammell Laird in 1947 as one of a pair of vessels with TSS St Patrick. St David was launched on 6 February 1947 by the Countess of Dudley, wife of the deputy chairman of the Great Western Railway. She entered service at Fishguard in July 1947.

In 1969 she was transferred to the Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire service. In 1971 she was sold to a Greek owner and was renamed Holyhead.

References

TSS St David (1947) Wikipedia