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PS Banshee was a passenger paddle steamer owned and operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1884 to 1906.[1]

History

Laird Brothers built her in Birkenhead for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). She was launched on 30 January 1884, and completed that June.[2] The LNWR's railway locomotive works at Crewe made her boilers. She had electric lighting.[citation needed]

On 12 September 1889, Banshee collided with Irene 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey whilst on a voyage from Holyhead to Dublin. Both vessels were severely damaged. Banshee was assisted in to Holyhead by Irene.[3] In 1894 she was fitted with new engines, which increased her speed from 19 knots (35 km/h) to 21 knots (39 km/h).[citation needed]

In 1906 the LNWR sold her to JJ King, who resold her to Italian buyers in Genoa.[citation needed] She was scrapped that October.[2]

References

  1. ^ Langmuir, GE; Duckworth, CLD (1968). Railway and Other Steamers. Prescot: T Stephenson & Sons. ISBN 978-0901314123.[page needed]
  2. ^ a b "Banshee". Shipping and Shipbuilding. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Collision in the Irish Channel". The Times. No. 32804. London. 14 September 1889. col F, p. 8.
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