SS Express (1880)

SS Express on the Clyde
History
United Kingdom
NameSS Express
OwnerAnchor Line (1880-1913)
Port of registryGlasgow
BuilderD&W Henderson, Glasgow
Yard number215
Laid down1880
Launched5 October 1880
Completed15 November 1880
In service15 November 1880
Out of service1913
FateScrapped in 1913
General characteristics
TypePassenger tender
Tonnage309 GRT
Length45.72 metres (150 ft 0 in)
Beam7.65 metres (25 ft 1 in)
Draught2.74 metres (9 ft 0 in)
Depth3.25 metres (10 ft 8 in)
Installed power170
PropulsionTwin screw
Speed24 kilometres per hour (13 kn)
NotesFirst twin screw Anchor Line vessel

SS Express was as a tugboat and a passenger tender of the Anchor Line that served on the Clyde from 1880, until her scrapping in 1913.