SS Stella (1890)
Passenger ferry wrecked off the Casquets in 1899 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see SS Stella.
Stella was a passenger ferry in service with the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). She was built in Glasgow in 1890, and wrecked in 1899 off the Casquets during a crossing from Southampton to Guernsey.
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Stella | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Stella |
Owner | London and South Western Railway |
Port of registry | Southampton |
Route | Southampton – Channel Islands |
Builder | J & G Thomson, Clydebank |
Cost | £62,000 |
Yard number | 252 |
Launched | 16 September 1890 |
Completed | October 1890 |
Identification |
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Fate | Wrecked, 30 March 1899 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 1,059 GRT, 193 NRT |
Length | 253.0 ft (77.1 m) |
Beam | 35.1 ft (10.7 m) |
Depth | 14.8 ft (4.5 m) |
Decks | 1 |
Installed power | 360 NHP |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 19+1⁄2 knots (36.1 km/h) |
Capacity | 712 passengers |
Crew | 43 |
Notes | sister ships: Frederica, Lydia |
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