Paddle Steamer Resources by
Tramscape
Historical
Database
Liverpool
and North Wales Steamship Company
(1891-1962)
In 1892 the
Snowdon Passenger Steamship Company and its vessel PS Snowdon was
acquired, to augment their fleet of paddlers Bonnie Princess and St
Tudno. In 1904, they purchased PS La Marguerite, a favourite on the
Thames and cross-channel services to Boulogne and Calais. La
Marguerite, regarded as the second largest passenger paddler on
British short-sea and coastal service, set a pattern for size and
grandeur but was an extremely expensive vessel to run. Her replacements was
the large turbines (St Tudno - 2300
Gross Registered Tonnes), to which the company added a smaller second turbine
(St Seiriol - 1586 GRT) which maintained
the service until the company went into voluntary liquidation after
the 1962 season along with the much smaller motor vessel St Trillo. The turbine
steamers quickly went to the breakers. St Trillo found further service with
P & A Campbell on the Bristol Channel.
Bonnie Princess (1891-1895)
St Tudno (1891-1912)
St Elvies (1896-1931)
Snowdon (1892-1931)
La Marguerite (1904-1925)
St Elian (1907-1915)
St Trillo
(1909-1921)
Other vessels
TS St Seiriol - never
sailed for company - lost in 1918
SS St Elian (1922-1927)
TS St Tudno (1926-1962)
TS St Seiriol (1931-1962)
MV St Silio / St Trillo (1936-1962)
Bibliography
The Liverpool and North Wales
Steamship Company
By John Shepherd
Published
in 2006 by Ships in Focus Publications, 18 Franklands, Longton, Preston, Lancashire,
PR4 5PD
ISBN: 1 901703 67 3
Illustrated review of the shipping company
and its vessels
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