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History
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Name
| 1900-1931: TSS
South Stack
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Owner
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Operator
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Port of registry
| ![United Kingdom](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Civil_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png) |
Route
| 1900-1931:
Holyhead
-
Dublin
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Builder
| Cammell Laird
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Yard number
| 641
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Launched
| 30 June 1900
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Out of service
| 1931
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Fate
| Scrapped 1931
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General characteristics
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Tonnage
| 1,066
gross register tons
(GRT)
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Length
| 299.5 ft (91.3 m)
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Beam
| 36 ft (11 m)
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Draught
| 13.5 ft (4.1 m)
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TSS
South Stack
was a twin screw steamer passenger and cargo vessel operated by the
London and North Western Railway
from 1900 to 1923, and the
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
from 1923 to 1931.
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History
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She was built by
Cammell Laird
for the
London and North Western Railway
in 1900. She was named after the island
South Stack
, just off
Holyhead
.
She was decommissioned in 1931.
References
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Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962