SS Stella (1890)

Stella
History
United Kingdom
NameStella
OwnerLondon and South Western Railway
Port of registrySouthampton
RouteSouthampton – Channel Islands
BuilderJ & G Thomson, Clydebank
Cost£62,000
Yard number252
Launched16 September 1890
CompletedOctober 1890
Identification
FateWrecked, 30 March 1899
General characteristics
Tonnage1,059 GRT, 193 NRT
Length253.0 ft (77.1 m)
Beam35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Depth14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Decks1
Installed power360 NHP
Propulsion
Speed19+12 knots (36.1 km/h)
Capacity712 passengers
Crew43
Notessister 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.