TSS ''Sir Richard Grenville'' was a passenger tender vessel built for the

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in 1891.

History

TSS ''Sir Richard Grenville'' was built by

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and launched in 1891. She left the Mersey on 30 April 1891. She was intended as a tender to meet the large mail steamers frequenting Plymouth, and also as an excursion steamer along the coast. She was advertised for sale in 1921 but was eventually returned to service until sold in 1931, renamed ''Penlee'' to make way for a replacement ''Sir Richard Grenville'' then moved on to the

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Harbour Board where she was renamed a second time to ''Lady Savile''. She was purchased by the Essex Yacht Club in 1947 as their Clubship and moved to

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in Essex. She was replaced in 1976 by the Trinity House Pilot cutter ''Bembridge'' and was broken up at Queenborough, Sheppey.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sir Richard Grenville 1891 ships Passenger ships of the United Kingdom Steamships of the United Kingdom Ships built on the River Mersey Ships of the Great Western Railway