The Chester and Holyhead Railway was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1859. She was lengthened in 1861 to 244.4 ft (74.5 m).[2] On 21 June 1873, Cambria ran into the steamship Duchess of Sutherland at Holyhead, severely damaging her.[4]Cambria was scrapped in 1884.[2]
^ abc. Anglesey. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
^"Accidents at Sea". The Morning Post. No. 23657. London. 3 October 1849. p. 2.
^"Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 15258. London. 24 June 1873. p. 7.
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cambria, 1848, cambria, paddle, steamer, passenger, vessel, operated, chester, holyhead, railway, from, 1848, 1859, london, north, western, railway, from, 1859, 1861, historyname1848, 1884, cambriaowner1848, 1859, chester, holyhead, railway, 1859, 1861, london. PS Cambria was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the Chester and Holyhead Railway from 1848 to 1859 and the London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1861 1 HistoryName1848 1884 PS CambriaOwner1848 1859 Chester and Holyhead Railway 1859 1861 London and North Western RailwayOperator1848 1859 Chester and Holyhead Railway 1859 1861 London and North Western RailwayPort of registryHolyhead United KingdomBuilderJohn Laird BirkenheadYard number68Launched1848Out of service1884FateScrapped 1884General characteristicsTonnage590 gross register tons GRT Length207 5 ft 63 2 m Beam26 3 ft 8 0 m Draught14 6 ft 4 5 m History EditShe was built by John Laird of Birkenhead for the Chester and Holyhead Railway 2 On 27 September 1849 she suffered a broken main shaft when 20 nautical miles 37 km off Holyhead Anglesey whilst on a voyage from Kingstown County Dublin to Holyhead Her passengers were taken off by HMS Banshee She was towed in to Holyhead by Hibernia 3 The Chester and Holyhead Railway was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1859 She was lengthened in 1861 to 244 4 ft 74 5 m 2 On 21 June 1873 Cambria ran into the steamship Duchess of Sutherland at Holyhead severely damaging her 4 Cambria was scrapped in 1884 2 References Edit Railway and Other Steamers Duckworth 1962 a b c Chronological list of Ships operating on the Holyhead to Ireland Route Anglesey Archived from the original on 27 July 2009 Retrieved 17 December 2009 Accidents at Sea The Morning Post No 23657 London 3 October 1849 p 2 Mercantile Ship News The Standard No 15258 London 24 June 1873 p 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title PS Cambria 1848 amp oldid 1097031030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
