PS Eleanor (1873)

History
Name:	1873-1881: PS Eleanor
Owner:	1873-1881 London and North Western Railway
Operator:	1873-1881 London and North Western Railway
Port of registry:
Route:	1873-1881: Holyhead - Greenore
Builder:	Robert Stephenson and Company
Launched:	1873
Out of service:	1881
Fate:	Stranded
General characteristics
Tonnage:	917 gross register tons (GRT)
Length:	252.9 ft (77.1 m)
Beam:	30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught:	15.7 ft (4.8 m)

PS Eleanor was a paddle steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1873 to 1881.^[1]

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^[2] 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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