SS Stella (1890)
Stella | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Stella |
| Owner | London and South Western Railway |
| Port of registry | Southampton |
| Route | Southampton – Channel Islands |
| Builder | J & G Thomson, Clydebank |
| Cost | £62,000 |
| Yard number | 252 |
| Launched | 16 September 1890 |
| Completed | October 1890 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Wrecked, 30 March 1899 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,059 GRT, 193 NRT |
| Length | 253.0 ft (77.1 m) |
| Beam | 35.1 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth | 14.8 ft (4.5 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 360 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 19+1⁄2 knots (36.1 km/h) |
| Capacity | 712 passengers |
| Crew | 43 |
| Notes | sister ships: Frederica, Lydia |
Stella was a passenger ferry in service with the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). She was built in Glasgow in 1890, and wrecked in 1899 off the Casquets during a crossing from Southampton to Guernsey.