SS ''Altona'' was a freight vessel built for the Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Company in 1877. The ship was scrapped in 1927.

History

The ship was built by William Thompson of Dundee for the Yorkshire Coal and Steamship Company and launched on 13 February 1877. in 1895 she was acquired by the Goole Steam Shipping Company. In 1905 she was acquired by the

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways. It was the third-largest railway system based in northern ...

. In 1914 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty and renamed ''River Crake''. She returned to railway company control in 1916. In 1922 she was acquired by 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 L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...

and one year later by 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 LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally u ...

. She was scrapped in 1927.

References

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