PS Earl of Ulster (1878)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | 1878-1895: P.S. Earl of Ulster |
| Owner: | 1878-1894: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Operator: | 1878-1894: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Port of registry: |
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| Route: | 1878-1894: Belfast – Fleetwood |
| Builder: | Barrow-in-Furness |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 1,107 gross register tons (GRT) |
PS Earl of Ulster was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1878 to 1894.[1]
History
She operated on services from Fleetwood to Belfast.
On 30 June 1883 she was involved in a collision off the Isle of Man with the schooner Susanna.[2]
On 12 March 1889 she collided with the Holywood Lighthouse in Belfast Lough and destroyed it.[3]
In 1894 she was sold to A.M. Carlisle and a few years later passed to Mr. McCausland, Portaferry.
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