PS ''Cambria'' was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the

Chester and Holyhead Railway The Chester and Holyhead Railway was an early railway company conceived to improve transmission of government dispatches between London and Ireland, as well as ordinary railway objectives. Its construction was hugely expensive, chiefly due to ...

from 1848 to 1859 and 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 ...

from 1859 to 1861.Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962

History

She was built by

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for the

. On 27 September 1849, she suffered a broken main shaft when off

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whilst on a voyage from Kingstown, County Dublin to Holyhead. Her passengers were taken off by . She was towed in to Holyhead by . The Chester and Holyhead Railway was taken over by the

in 1859. She was lengthened in 1861 to . On 21 June 1873, ''Cambria'' ran into the steamship ''Duchess of Sutherland'' at Holyhead, severely damaging her. ''Cambria'' was scrapped in 1884.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cambria 1848 ships Passenger ships of the United Kingdom Steamships of the United Kingdom Ships built on the River Mersey Ships of the London and North Western Railway Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom Maritime incidents in September 1849