PS Ocean (1836)

PS Ocean was a paddle steamer built for and operated by the St. George Steam Packet Company from 1836, then the Cork Steamship Company and then the Chester and Holyhead Railway from 1853 to 1859 and the London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1862.^[1]

History
Name	1836–1862: PS Ocean
Owner	1836–1843: St. George Steam Packet Company 1843–1853: Cork Steamship Company 1853–1859: Chester and Holyhead Railway 1859–1862: London and North Western Railway
Operator	1836–1843: St. George Steam Packet Company 1843–1853: Cork Steamship Company 1853–1859: Chester and Holyhead Railway 1859–1862: London and North Western Railway
Port of registry
Builder	Mottishead and Hayes, Liverpool
Launched	1836
Out of service	1862
Fate	Scrapped 1862
General characteristics
Tonnage	507 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	154.7 ft (47.2 m)
Beam	22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Draught	15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Speed	16 knots

History

She was built in Liverpool by Mottishead and Hayes for the St. George Steam Packet Company in 1836.^[2]

On 30 September 1854, Ocean ran aground off Ringsend, County Dublin. She was refloated the next day with assistance from Hibernia.^[3]

When acquired by the London and North Western Railway in 1859 she was something of a stop-gap until new ships could be built.

She was scrapped in 1862.