History | |
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Name | 1873-1881: PS Eleanor |
Owner | 1873-1881 London and North Western Railway |
Operator | 1873-1881 London and North Western Railway |
Port of registry | |
Route | 1873-1881: Holyhead - Greenore |
Builder | Robert Stephenson and Company |
Launched | 28 May 1873 |
Out of service | 1881 |
Fate | Stranded 27 January 1881 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 917 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 252.9 ft (77.1 m) |
Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Draught | 15.7 ft (4.8 m) |
PS Eleanor was a paddle steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1873 to 1881. [1]
She was built by Robert Stephenson and Company for the London and North Western Railway in 1873. She may have been named after Eleanor Moon (1847-59), the eldest daughter of the company's then chairman, Richard Moon, and was built specifically for the Greenore route that Moon had championed. [2]: 340, 342, 482
She ran aground on 27 January 1881 at Leestone Point, Kilkeel, Ireland [3] during a dense fog. The railway attempted to salvage her but severe gales in the following weeks completed her destruction. [2]: 341 Within the year, the railway company had replaced her with a new paddle steamer of the same name, Eleanor.