PS Hibernia (1847)

History
Name	1847–1897: PS Hibernia
Owner	1847–1859: Chester and Holyhead Railway 1859–1877: London and North Western Railway 1877–1897: Waterford and Limerick Railway
Operator	1847–1859: Chester and Holyhead Railway 1859–1877: London and North Western Railway 1877–1897: Waterford and Limerick Railway
Port of registry
Builder	Thomas Vernon, Liverpool
Launched	1847
Out of service	1897
Fate	Sank on way for scrapping
General characteristics
Tonnage	573 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	197.3 ft (60.1 m)
Beam	25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Draught	14.1 ft (4.3 m)

PS Hibernia was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the Chester and Holyhead Railway from 1847 to 1859 and the London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1877.[1]

History

She was built by Thomas Vernon of Liverpool for the Chester and Holyhead Railway.^[citation needed] On 27 September 1849, she towed the disabled Cambria in to Holyhead, Anglesey. Cambria had suffered a broken main shaft.[2] On 1 October 1854, she assisted in the refloating of Ocean, which had run aground off Ringsend, County Dublin the next day.[3] The Chester and Holyhead Railway was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1859.^[citation needed]

She was sold to the Waterford and Limerick Railway in 1877 and used as a hulk until 1897. She foundered off the Smalls on 25 July 1897 on the way to the breaker's yard.^[citation needed]

References

1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
2. "Accidents at Sea". The Morning Post. No. 23657. London. 3 October 1849. p. 2.
3. "Accident to the "Ocean" Steamer". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser. Dublin. 2 October 1854.