PS Richard Young

PS Richard Young was a passenger vessel built for the Great Eastern Railway in 1871.^[1]

History
Name	1871–1890: Richard Young 1890–1905: Brandon
Operator	Great Eastern Railway
Port of registry
Builder	J & W Dudgeon, Cubitt Town, London
Launched	1871
Out of service	1905
Fate	Scrapped 1905
General characteristics
Tonnage	1871–1890: 668 gross register tons (GRT) 1890–1905: 718 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	1871–1890: 239.8 feet (73.1 m) 1890–1905: 245 feet (75 m)
Beam	27 feet (8.2 m)
Depth	13.5 feet (4.1 m)

History

The ship was built by J & W Dudgeon in Cubitt Town London for the Great Eastern Railway and added to the fleet in 1871.^[2]

Named after a director of the railway company, she was used for their Harwich to Rotterdam and Antwerp services.^[3][4]

In 1890 she was converted from paddle steamer to screw steamer by Earle's Shipbuilding and afterwards known as Brandon.

She was scrapped in 1905.