HMS Erin's Isle
HMS Erin's Isle was a United Kingdom passenger paddle steamer built by A&J Inglis for the Belfast and County Down Railway (B&CDR). She was launched in Glasgow in 1912 as PS Erin's Isle, and sailed regular services on Belfast Lough until 1915.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Namesake | "Erin", Hiberno-English for Ireland |
| Owner | Belfast and County Down Railway |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | A&J Inglis, Glasgow |
| Cost | £24,000 |
| Yard number | 300 |
| Launched | 12 June 1912 |
| In service | 12 July 1912 |
| Fate | Sunk by mine 7 February 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger ferry |
| Tonnage | 630 GRT or 633 GRT |
| Length | 225 ft (69 m) or 225.3 ft (68.7 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) or 29.2 ft (8.9 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) or 8.7 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion | side paddles powered by two two-cylinder compound diagonal steam engines |
She was then requisitioned for the Royal Navy and became the minesweeper HMS Erin's Isle. On 7 February 1919 she was sunk by a mine off Nore. with the loss of 23 lives.
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