TSS Hibernia (1899)

History
United Kingdom
Name
  • 1899–1914: TSS Hibernia
  • 1914–1915: HMS Tara
Owner1899–1915: London and North Western Railway
Operator1896–1915: London and North Western Railway
Port of registryUnited Kingdom
Route1900–1914: HolyheadDublin
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Yard number618
Launched10 October 1899
FateSunk, 5 November 1915
General characteristics
Tonnage1,862 GRT
Length329 ft (100 m)
Beam39 ft (12 m)
NotesSister 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.

  1. ^ Railway and Other Steamers, Duckworth. 1962