PS Earl of Ulster
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PS Earl of Ulster was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1878 to 1894.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | 1878–1895: P.S. Earl of Ulster |
| Owner | 1878–1894: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Operator | 1878–1894: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Port of registry |  |
| Route | 1878–1894: Belfast – Fleetwood |
| Builder | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Launched | 24 November 1878 |
| Fate | Broken up December 1895 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,107 gross register tons (GRT) |
History
Earl of Ulster was built by the Barrow Iron Shipbuilding Co., Barrow in Furness, Lancashire for the North Lancashire Steam Navigation Co. She was launched on 24 November 1877.[2] She operated on services from Fleetwood to Belfast.
On 30 June 1883, she was involved in a collision off the Isle of Man with the schooner Susanna.[3]
On 12 March 1889, she collided with the Holywood Lighthouse in Belfast Lough and destroyed it.[4]
After being sold to A M Carlisle in 1894, Earl of Ulster passed into the ownership of J McCausland of Portaferry and was briefly put into service on Strangford Lough running excursion trips for one season before being broken up.[5]