TSS St Helier (1925)

History
Name
  • 1925–1940: TSS St Helier
  • 1940–1945: HMS St Helier
  • 1945–1960: TSS St Helier
Operator
Port of registry
Route
  • 1925–1939: Weymouth - Channel Islands
  • 1939–1940: Fishguard - Rosslare
  • 1945–1960: Weymouth - Channel Islands
BuilderJohn Brown and Company, Clydebank
Yard number510
Launched26 March 1925
Out of service29 December 1960
FateScrapped 1960
General characteristics
Tonnage1,885 gross register tons (GRT)
Length282.2 feet (86.0 m)
Beam40 feet (12 m)
Draught13 feet (4.0 m)
Propulsion4 parsons steam turbines
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)

TSS St Helier was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1925.

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