PS Earl Spencer (1874)

PS Earl Spencer was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1877 to 1896.[1]

For other ships with the same name, see Earl Spencer (ship).

History
Name:	1874-1896: PS Earl Spencer
Namesake:	John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1868 to 1874
Owner:	1877-1896 London and North Western Railway
Operator:	1877-1896 London and North Western Railway
Port of registry:
Route:	1877-1896: Holyhead - Greenore
Builder:	Cammell Laird
Yard number:	416
Launched:	1874
Out of service:	1896
General characteristics
Tonnage:	855 gross register tons (GRT)
Length:	253.7 ft (77.3 m)
Beam:	29.4 ft (9.0 m)
Draught:	14.7 ft (4.5 m)

Cammell Laird built Earl Spencer for the London and North Western Railway in 1874. She did not enter into service until 1877.

Citations

1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962