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Rhos Colwyn ( ex -
Viceroy)
Built in 1875 by D and
W Henderson and Co
Engines : Simple diagonal, 51.5 in x 60 in by Hutson and Corbett
Dimensions : 194 ft x 20.1 ft (lengthened to 208.9 ft in 1891)
236 Gross Registered Tons
Reboilered in 1888
Lengthened and converted from raised quarter-deck to a saloon steamer
in 1891
Sold along with Williamson interests to the GSWR later in 1891
Sold in 1907 to the Mersey Trading Company
Served on the North Wales coast as "Rhos Colwyn" until scrapped in
1911
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Captain
Alexander Williamson
Glasgow and South Western Railway
Mersey Trading Co
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