Duke of Argyll
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History | |
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Name | RMS Duke of Argyll |
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Operator |
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Port of registry | Lancaster |
Route | 1928–56: Heysham – Belfast |
Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
Yard number | 1194 |
Launched | 23 January 1928 |
Fate | Scrapped 7 November 1956 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Turbine steam ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | |
Beam | 53.1 ft (16.2 m) |
Depth | 18.5 ft (5.6 m) |
Installed power | 1,628 NHP |
Propulsion | 4 steam turbines; twin screws |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
Capacity | 1,500 day passengers; overnight cabins for 450 passengers; space for 250 cattle |
RMS Duke of Argyll was an Irish Sea ferry that operated from 1928 to 1956. William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton on the Firth of Clyde built her for the London Midland and Scottish Railway. When the LMS was nationalised in 1948 she passed to the British Transport Commission.[1]