PS Telegraph (1853)
From Graces Guide
1853 Built by J. and G. Thomson. 848 tons.
Used by the Holyhead and Dublin Ferry
In 1853, J. & G. Thomson & Co. of Glasgow built the paddle steamer TELEGRAPH, which was schooner rigged like all subsequent paddle vessels of the L.N.W.R. She was of the following dimensions: Length 244 ft., beam 28.3 ft., depth 15.2 ft.; her tonnage was 848 gross and 426 net. Driven by two-cylinder side-lever engines of 440 n.h.p., she had a speed of 13 knots. The cylinders were 77.25 in. by 66 in. stroke, and the boiler pressure 10 lb. per square inch.[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ ‘Cross-Channel and Coastal Paddle Steamers’ by George Frank Burtt