PS Briton was a paddle steamer that inaugurated the Stranraer to Larne service.

History
United Kingdom
NamePS Briton
Owner
  • 1862: Glasgow & Stranraer Steam Packet Co.
  • 1863: Bristol General Steam Nav Co.
  • 1877: Bristol Steam Nav Co Ltd
  • 1890: Waterford Steamship Company
Route
BuilderTod & McGregor, Glasgow
Yard number121
LaunchedJune 1862
CompletedJuly 1862
In service1862
FateScrapped – 1892 at Bristol
General characteristics
Class and typeIron Paddle Steamer
Tonnage349 GRT (1876: 486 GRT)
Length176ft (1876: 207ft)
Beam25ft
Installed powersteam 2cy 100nhp

Service

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PS Briton inaugurated the Stranraer to Larne crossing, but the service was not a success and was withdrawn after 18 months, in 1863.[1] Following this, she operated from Bristol to the South of Ireland, to Waterford between 1864 and 1866 and to Wexford between 1867 and 1890.[2] Her final year was spent under the ownership of the Waterford Steamship Company.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "History". Port of Larne. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Briton". Tod & Macgregor Shiplist. Retrieved 24 January 2011.