SS ''Rother'' was a freight vessel built for the

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major History of rail transport in Great Britain, British railway company before the Railways Act 1921, 1923 Grouping. It was Incorporation (business)#Incorporation in the United Kingdom, incorpo ...

in 1914.

History

The ship was built by Clyde Shipbuilding Company Port Glasgow for the

and launched on 18 March 1914. She was fitted with refrigeration equipment and intended for the Goole to Hamburg services. In 1920 three boys from Copenhagen stowed away in the hold. They were discovered shortly after departure, otherwise they would have frozen to death. Goole Magistrates ordered their return to Copenhagen. In 1922 she transferred to the

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the LNWR was the largest joint stock company in the world. Dubbed the "Premier Line", the LNWR's main line connec ...

and in 1923 to the

London, Midland and Scottish Railway The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with London and North Eastern Railway, LNER, Great Western Railway, GWR and Southern Railway (UK), SR. The London, Midland an ...

. She was acquired in 1948 by

British Railways British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commis ...

and remained in service until 27 September 1956 when she arrived at Dunston on Tyne for scrapping.

References

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