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Kylemore (ex - Vulcan, ex - Britannia)
Kylemore seen probably in the 1920s in a glass plate from the collection
of Gillon Ferguson. The source was Andy Paton, second engineer aboard PS Waverley
in the late 1950s
Launched on April 28th 1897
by Russell and Co
Engines : Compound diagonal, 23.5 and 47 in x 51 in
Dimensions : 200.5 ft x 24.1 ft
319 Gross Registered
Tons
Built for Captain
John Williamson, and to be named Kylemore, she was sold before completion to South of England
owners
Sailed as Britannia for the Hastings, St Leonards on Sea and
Eastbourne Steamboat Company Ltd
Sold back to John Williamson in 1904, she was immediately re-sold to
the GSWR and renamed Vulcan
Back in Williamson ownership in April 1908, regaining her original
name Kylemore.
Operated the Glasgow to Rothesay service
Stationed at Dunkirk and Harwich undertaking minesweeping duties in
World War I
Returned to her original employment in 1920 varying her
duties little until World War II
Kylemore was lost during a bombing raid off Harwich on August 21st,
1940
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