TSS Anglia (1920)

History
Name:	1920–35: TSS Anglia
Owner:	1920–23: London and North Western Railway 1923–35: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Operator:	1920–23: London and North Western Railway 1923–35: London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Port of registry:
Route:	1920-1935: Holyhead – Dún Laoghaire
Builder:	William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Yard number:	1034
Launched:	11 November 1919
Out of service:	14 October 1935
Fate:	Scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage:	3,460 gross register tons (GRT)
Length:	380.5 ft (116.0 m)
Beam:	45.2 ft (13.8 m)
Speed:	25 knots

TSS Anglia was a twin screw steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1920 to 1923, and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from 1923 to 1935.^[1]

History

She was built by William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton and launched in 1920.

On 15 January 1922 she collided with the breakwater at Holyhead harbour, and was laid up from 1924. She was then only used infrequently, typically during holiday periods.

In 1935 she was scrapped.

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