PS Isabella (1877)

PS Isabella was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1877 to 1898.[1]

History
Name:	1877-1898: PS Isabella
Owner:	1877-1898 London and North Western Railway
Operator:	1877-1898 London and North Western Railway
Port of registry:
Route:	1877-1898: Holyhead - Greenore
Builder:	Laird Brothers, Birkenhead
Yard number:	443
Launched:	1877
Out of service:	1898
General characteristics
Tonnage:	831 gross register tons (GRT)
Length:	254.2 ft (77.5 m)
Beam:	30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught:	14.2 ft (4.3 m)

History

She was built by Laird Brothers for the London and North Western Railway in 1877. She was launched on Thursday 11 October 1877 from the Laird Brothers yard in Birkenhead, by Mrs Bland, wife of James Bland, one of the directors of the railway company.[2]

References

1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
2. Liverpool Mercury - Saturday 13 October 1877