PS Eleanor (1873)
PS Eleanor was a paddle steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1873 to 1881.
History
She was built by Robert Stephenson and Company for the London and North Western Railway in 1873.
She ran aground on 27 January 1881 at Leestone Point, Kilkeel, Ireland and was lost. Within the year, the railway company had replaced her with a new paddle steamer of the same name, Eleanor.
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PS Eleanor (1881)
PS Eleanor was a paddle steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1881 to 1902.
History
She was built by Cammell Laird for the London and North Western Railway in 1881. She was very similar in specification to the paddle steamer Isabella of 1877.
She was put on the Holyhead - Greenore route to replace her namesake Eleanor which had been wrecked earlier in the same year.
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