TSS Anglesey (1887)
{{Short description|Steam Cargo Vessel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2017}}
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TSS Anglesey was a steam turbine cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1888 to 1910.
History
She was built by Harland & Wolff for the London and North Western Railway in 1888 and put on the Holyhead – Dublin route. She was one of a trio of ships built over four years for this route, all of a similar size. The other ships were {{ship|TSS|Olga|1887|2}} and {{ship|TSS|Irene|1885|2}}.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} On 25 November 1888, a fire broke out whilst she was on a voyage from Dublin to Holyhead. Cargo to the value of £2,000 was destroyed.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Disasters at Sea |date=25 November 1888 |issue=32553 |page=11 |column=F }}
She was disposed of in 1910.
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Category:Ships built in Belfast
Category:Ships of the London and North Western Railway