PS Rose (1876)
From Graces Guide
The year 1876 witnessed important accelerations on this service, when two new sister vessels, named ROSE and SHAMROCK, were introduced. These two ships had a speed of twenty knots and a tonnage of 1,186 gross and 524 net, and so were considerably faster than any of the older vessels. . They were built by Laird’s of Birkenhead, and the following were their principal dimensions; Length 291.8 feet, beam 32.2 feet and depth 15.7 feet; the engines were direct-acting oscillating of 650 n.h.p., having cylinders 78 inches by 84 inch stroke. The ROSE was withdrawn from service in April, 1894, and the SHAMROCK in August, 1898.[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ ‘Cross-Channel and Coastal Paddle Steamers’ by George Frank Burtt