TSS Slieve Bloom (1907)

For other ships with the same name, see TSS Slieve Bloom.

TSS Slieve Bloom was a twin screw steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1908 to 1918.^{[1][page needed]}

History
Name	1908–1918: TSS Slieve Bloom
Owner	1908–1918: London and North Western Railway
Operator	1908–1918: London and North Western Railway
Port of registry
Builder	Vickers, Sons & Maxim Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness
Launched	5 November 1907
Completed	January 1908
Fate	Sunk 31 March 1918
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,166 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	299.5 ft (91.3 m)
Beam	37.2 ft (11.3 m)
Draught	14.1 ft (4.3 m)

History

She was completed by Vickers, Sons and Maxim Limited for the London and North Western Railway in 1908.

She sank near South Stack lighthouse after a collision with the USS Stockton on 31 March 1918, with the loss of all her cargo including 370 cattle and 12 horses. One passenger died; the others were evacuated to lifeboats and rescued by another ship.