PS Limerick (1874)

PS Limerick was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1874.^[1]

History
Name	1874–1902: PS Limerick
Operator	1874–1902: Great Western Railway
Port of registry
Route	Milford Haven - Waterford
Builder	William Simons and Company, Renfrew
Launched	20 May 1874
Out of service	1902
Fate	Scrapped 1902
General characteristics
Tonnage	961 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	251.8 feet (76.7 m)
Beam	29.2 feet (8.9 m)

History

She was built by William Simons and Company of Renfrew and launched on 20 May 1874 by Miss Baird, niece of Mr Glover, consulting engineer of the Great Western Railway.^[2] She undertook sea trials in June and on 12 June realised a speed of 14 knots over 90 miles.^[3]

She was placed on the Milford Haven to Waterford route with her sister ships PS Milford and PS Waterford.

She was scrapped in 1902 in Dordrecht.