Tara's ship's badge
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name |
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Owner | 1899–1915: London and North Western Railway |
Operator | 1896–1915: London and North Western Railway |
Port of registry | |
Route | 1900–1914: Holyhead – Dublin |
Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
Yard number | 618 |
Launched | 10 October 1899 |
Fate | Sunk, 5 November 1915 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 1,862 GRT |
Length | 329 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
Notes | Sister ship of SS Anglia (1900) |
TSS Hibernia was a twin screw steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1900 to 1914.[1][page needed] She was renamed HMS Tara on requisition by the Admiralty in 1914, and sunk in action in November 1915.