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⚫ | '''Sligo Steam Navigation Company''' was formed in 1865. It provided weekly sailings between [[Glasgow]] and [[Liverpool]]. The company was formed out of Messrs. Middleton and Pollexfen a trading partnership based in [[Sligo]]. The company was one of the last three independent cross channel Irish shipping companies still operational in the 1930s. In 1936 Coast Lines Ltd bought Sligo Steamship Navigation Company. |
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==Company history== |
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The company offices were based in Wine street in the town. |
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The SS Sligo (1889) was wrecked in Sligo bay during a storm in 1912. |
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'''Sligo Steam Navigation Company''' was formed in 1865. It provided weekly |
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The company had been formed out of Messrs. Middleton and Pollexfen a trading partnership based in [[Sligo]]. |
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==Vessels== |
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The live animal export trade dominated in the later years of the company. The Ss Sligo (1930) was launched on the 30th of July of that year from the slipways of the [[Alexandra basin]], she had pens for 275 head of cattle and 500 sheep could be accomodated on deck. She also had refrigerated holds for dairy produce. |
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⚫ | The SS Liverpool, the biggest vessel operated by the company, was built by Messrs John Jones & Sons and was 686 gross tons. She was designed by the naval architect Henry H West. She was designed to sit below the harbour wall level in Sligo.<ref name="Kennedy1903">{{cite book|author=John Kennedy|title=The History of Steam Navigation|url=https://archive.org/details/historysteamnav01kenngoog|year=1903|publisher=C. Birchall|page=[https://archive.org/details/historysteamnav01kenngoog/page/n337 291]}}</ref> |
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==Sinking of the SS Liverpool== |
==Sinking of the SS Liverpool== |
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The steamship SS Liverpool was lost off the south coast of the [[Isle of Man]] on |
The steamship SS Liverpool was lost off the south coast of the [[Isle of Man]] on 16 December 1916, after hitting a mine laid by a German submarine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shipwreckedmariners.org.uk/awareness-days/another-1916-centenary-barbarous-outrage-sea/|title = Another 1916 Centenary: "A barbarous outrage of the sea"|date = 16 December 2016}}</ref> |
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The company became embroiled in the [[1913 Sligo Dock strike]]. |
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In 1922 the SS Tartar was commandeered by the Free State government for operations in the north Sligo area against anti-treaty forces. |
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⚫ | As of December 1996 the wreck has been identified by divers from the Isle of Man.<ref name="Sligo">{{cite news |title=Loss of SS Liverpool in 1916 remembered |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/news/loss-of-ss-liverpool-in-1916-remembered-27540203.html |accessdate=15 September 2018 |date=6 October 2004}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 00:43, 11 April 2024
Company type | ship owner and ship operator |
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Industry | transport |
Founded | 1865 |
Defunct | 1936 |
Headquarters | Sligo |
Key people | William Pollexfen, William Middleton, Arthur Jackson |
Products | passenger and cargo shipping |
Sligo Steam Navigation Company was formed in 1865. It provided weekly sailings between Glasgow and Liverpool. The company was formed out of Messrs. Middleton and Pollexfen a trading partnership based in Sligo. The company was one of the last three independent cross channel Irish shipping companies still operational in the 1930s. In 1936 Coast Lines Ltd bought Sligo Steamship Navigation Company.
Company history[edit]
The company offices were based in Wine street in the town.
Vessels operated by the company included the SS Killarney (1857), the SS Glasgow (1867), the SS Sligo(1889), SS Liverpool, SS Sligo (1913), SS Carrickfergus, the SS Sligo (1930) and SS Tartar (1899).
The SS Sligo (1889) was wrecked in Sligo bay during a storm in 1912.
The SS Liverpool, the biggest vessel operated by the company, was built by Messrs John Jones & Sons and was 686 gross tons. She was designed by the naval architect Henry H West. She was designed to sit below the harbour wall level in Sligo.[1]
Sinking of the SS Liverpool[edit]
The steamship SS Liverpool was lost off the south coast of the Isle of Man on 16 December 1916, after hitting a mine laid by a German submarine.[2]
As of December 1996 the wreck has been identified by divers from the Isle of Man.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ John Kennedy (1903). The History of Steam Navigation. C. Birchall. p. 291.
- ^ "Another 1916 Centenary: "A barbarous outrage of the sea"". 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Loss of SS Liverpool in 1916 remembered". 6 October 2004. Retrieved 15 September 2018.