PS Minerva (1893)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | PS Minerva |
| Namesake | the goddess Minerva in ancient Roman mythology |
| Owner | Glasgow and South Western Railway (1893–1920)[1] |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | J&G Thomson[1] |
| Yard number | 264[1] |
| Launched | 6 May 1893[1] |
| Fate | Scrapped by 1928[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger ferry |
| Tonnage | 306 GRT[1] |
| Length | 200 ft (61 m)[1] |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | side paddles powered by two compound diagonal steam engines. High pressure cylinders 26 inches (660 mm) bore x 54 inches (1,400 mm) stroke; low pressure cylinders 55 inches (1,400 mm) bore x 54 inches (1,400 mm) stroke.[2] |
PS Minerva was a 306 GRT passenger paddle steamer that J&G Thomson launched in 1893 for the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR). She served with the Royal Navy from 1916 and was sold into civilian service in Turkey in 1924. She was scrapped by 1928.
History
[edit]J&G Thomson of Clydebank launched Minerva for the G&SWR on 6 May 1893.[1] She had two sister ships with slight detail differences: PS Glen Rosa, which was also built for the G&SWR, and PS Slieve Donard, which was built for the Belfast and County Down Railway.
She worked various G&SWR ferry routes, commonly to Rothesay and the Kyles, and in winter to the Isle of Arran.[2] In 1902 she was re-boilered, as a result of which her funnel was moved further forward.[2]
In June 1916 the Admiralty requisitioned her for the Royal Navy as an auxiliary patrol vessel.[1] The Turkish Navy captured her in 1917.[2] After the Armistice of Mudros in 1918 she returned to the Royal Navy. From April 1919 she served as a minesweeper.[1]
In 1924 she was sold to Turkish owners,[1] who operated her as a ferry on the Bosphorus.[2] She had been scrapped by 1928.[1]