TSS Scotia (1920)

TSS Scotia was a twin screw steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1921 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1940.[1]

History
Name: 1921-1940: TSS Scotia
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Route: 1921-1940: Holyhead - Dún Laoghaire
Builder: William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Yard number: 1037
Launched: 16 November 1920
Out of service: 1 June 1940
Fate: Bombed and sunk at Dunkirk
General characteristics
Tonnage: 3,454 gross register tons (GRT)
Length: 380.5 ft (116.0 m)
Beam: 45.2 ft (13.8 m)
Draught: 17.2 ft (5.2 m)

History

She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton and launched in 1920.

On 1 June 1940 she was bombed by German aircraft during the Dunkirk evacuation. The destroyer HMS Esk came alongside and rescued nearly 1,000 troops. The destroyer HMS Worcester was nearby and also picked up some survivors. Twenty eight of her crew and an estimated 200 to 300 French troops were killed.[2]

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References
  1. Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962
  2. The evacuation from Dunkirk: Operation Dynamo, 26 May-4 June 1940. W. J. R. Gardner, Great Britain. Admiralty
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