Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 174,148 pages of information and 250,321 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

PS Brighton

From Graces Guide
PS Brighton.

1878 Built by John Elder and Co in Govan. 531 gross tons.

First owner was London, Brighton & South Coast Railway Co., Newhaven

Sister ship to the PS Victoria (2) (lost in 1887)

1892 New boilers

1893 Struck west pier at Dieppe and partially sank

1894 Acquired by Pockett’s Bristol Channel Steam Packet Co

1915 Acquired by the Admiralty

1919 Sold to Turkey

1927 Scrapped

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