PS Richard Young
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PS Richard Young was a passenger vessel built for the Great Eastern Railway in 1871.[1]
Name
- 1871–1890: Richard Young
- 1890–1905: Brandon
OperatorGreat Eastern Railway
BuilderJ & W Dudgeon, Cubitt Town, London
Launched1871
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Operator | Great Eastern Railway |
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | J & W Dudgeon, Cubitt Town, London |
| Launched | 1871 |
| Out of service | 1905 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Length |
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| Beam | 27 feet (8.2 m) |
| Depth | 13.5 feet (4.1 m) |
History
The ship was built by J & W Dudgeon in Cubitt Town London for the Great Eastern Railway and added to the fleet in 1871.[2]
Named after a director of the railway company, she was used for their Harwich to Rotterdam and Antwerp services.[3][4]
In 1890 she was converted from paddle steamer to screw steamer by Earle's Shipbuilding and afterwards known as Brandon.
She was scrapped in 1905.