TSS Duke of Argyll (1909)
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TSS Duke of Argyll was a passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1909 to 1923.[1] and also as Alsacien by Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace from 1927 to 1936.
- 1909–1927: TSS Duke of Argyll
- 1927–1936: TSS Alsacien
- 1909–1923: London and North Western Railway
- 1923–1927: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- 1927–1936: Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace
- 1909–1923: London and North Western Railway
- 1923–1927: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- 1927–1936: Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Route | |
| Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Yard number | 874 |
| Launched | 6 May 1909 |
| Out of service | 1937 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1937 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,052 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Beam | 41 ft (12 m) |
| Speed | 21 knots |
History
She was built at William Denny and Brothers, as part of a fleet of seven ships delivered by the company between 1892 and 1909. The Duke of Argyll was part of the joint Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway-London & North Western Railway service between Fleetwood and Belfast from 1909 to 1922 when she passed into the hands of the LNWR alone. She passed to the London, Midland & Scottish Railway in 1923. Upon acquisition by Angleterre-Lorraine-Alsace in 1927 she was renamed Alsacien for Tilbury-Dunkirk service. She was scrapped in 1937.[2]