TSS ''Cambria'' was a twin screw steamer passenger vessel operated 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 LNWR was the largest joint stock company in the world. Dubbed the "Premier Line", the LNWR's main line connec ...

from 1921 to 1923, and 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 ...

from 1923 to 1948.Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962

History

She was built by

William Denny and Brothers William Denny and Brothers Limited, often referred to simply as Denny, was a Scotland, Scottish shipbuilder, shipbuilding company. History The shipbuilding interests of the Denny family date back to William Denny (born 1779), for whom ships a ...

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...

and launched in 1920, but she did not come into service with the

until 1921. In 1948 she was renamed TSS ''Cambria II'' in preparation for a new vessel of the same name, the motor vessel ''Cambria'' and the following year she was scrapped by the

British Transport Commission The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour government as a part of its nationalisation programme, to oversee railways, canals and road freight transport in Great Britain (Northern Ireland had the s ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cambria (1920) 1920 ships Ships built on the River Clyde Passenger ships of the United Kingdom Ships of the London and North Western Railway Steamships of the United Kingdom