Tod & Macgregor Shiplist
Yard No.: |
15 (estimated) |
Name: |
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Year: |
1839 |
Description: |
Paddle Steamer |
Webpage: |
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Picture: |
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Tonnage: |
99 |
Length: |
104 |
Width: |
16 |
H.P.: |
55 |
Type: |
Iron |
Customer: |
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Fate: |
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Points of Note: |
Built for Cork routes |
Date of Launch: |
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Notes:
Master; John Crawford.
Queen, Maid of Erin, Prince and Princess were originally owned by River Steamer Company who sent them to Cork over the years 1838-43. In 1844 the vessels formed the nucleus of the River Steamer Co. (later the Citizens' River Steamers Co.) fleet. The Queen and the Maid of Erin arrived in 1838. After a few years they went to Waterford, but it was not long before they were back on the Lee. The Maid of Erin worked the Waterford-Suir-Ross and Duncannon run during the mid-1840s with the Shamrock.
[Irish Passenger Steamship Services, D.B. McNeill]