SS Skirmisher
SS Skirmisher at Liverpool, 1914 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Skirmisher |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Ordered | Served in the Mersey |
| Builder | J&G Thomson, Clydebank |
| Yard number | 221 |
| Laid down | 1883 |
| Launched | 14 May 1884 |
| In service | 5 July 1884 |
| Out of service | 1945 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger tender |
| Tonnage | 607 GRT |
| Length | 165 feet 0 inches (50.29 m) |
| Beam | 32 feet 3 inches (9.83 m) |
| Depth | 15 feet 0 inches (4.57 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Sail plan | Jib sail x1, later removed |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Capacity | 717 passengers |
| Notes | First twin screw Cunard vessel |
SS Skirmisher was a steel tugboat and passenger tender of the Cunard Line built in 1884 for service in the Mersey at Liverpool. She was used in this role through the Cunard-White Star merger until 1941. She was sold for scrap in 1947.