PS Sea Nymph (1845)
Encyclopedia
PS Sea Nymph was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway
from 1856 to 1876.
of Greenock
for the North West of Ireland Union Steam Company and launched in 1845. In 1854 she was sold to the Belfast Steamship Company
, and in 1856 passed to the Chester and Holyhead Railway
, whos ships were taken over by the London and North Western Railway
in 1859.
She was scrapped in Birkenhead in 1876.
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
from 1856 to 1876.
History
She was built by Caird & CompanyCaird & Company
Caird & Company was a Scottish shipbuilding and engineering firm based in Greenock. The company was established in 1828 by John Caird when he received an order to re-engine Clyde paddle-tugs....
of Greenock
Greenock
Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
for the North West of Ireland Union Steam Company and launched in 1845. In 1854 she was sold to the Belfast Steamship Company
Belfast Steamship Company
The Belfast Steamship Company provided shipping services between Belfast and Liverpool from 1852 to 1975.-History:The company started life in 1824 as the Liverpool and Belfast Steam Packet Company. operated by Langtry & Herdman. They began a steam ship service from Belfast to Liverpool...
, and in 1856 passed to the Chester and Holyhead Railway
Chester and Holyhead Railway
The Chester and Holyhead Railway was incorporated out of a proposal to link Holyhead, the traditional port for the Irish Mail, with London by way of the existing Chester and Crewe Railway, and what is now the West Coast Main Line...
, whos ships were taken over by the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
in 1859.
She was scrapped in Birkenhead in 1876.