Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,701 pages of information and 247,104 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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1865 Built by [[Caird and Co|Caird]] of Greenock, for service as a passenger boat on the Clyde.  
1865 Built by [[Caird and Co|Caird]] of Greenock, for service as a passenger boat on the Clyde.  


Then sold to the [[London Steamboat Co]], after which she was considerably modified to increase her capacity for passengers.  
Then sold to the [[London Steamboat Co]], after which she was considerably modified to increase her capacity for passengers.  


1878 Sunk as a result of collision with the [[SS Bywell Castle]] whilst returning from Sheerness; over 500 people lost their lives. She was not rated at Lloyds.
1878 Sunk as a result of collision with the [[SS Bywell Castle]] whilst returning from Sheerness; over 600 people lost their lives. She was not rated at Lloyds.




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== Sources of Information ==
== Sources of Information ==
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_SS_Princess_Alice Wikipedia]


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1900. The SS Bywell Castle and Princess Alice in collision.
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1865 Built by Caird of Greenock, for service as a passenger boat on the Clyde.

Then sold to the London Steamboat Co, after which she was considerably modified to increase her capacity for passengers.

1878 Sunk as a result of collision with the SS Bywell Castle whilst returning from Sheerness; over 600 people lost their lives. She was not rated at Lloyds.


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