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The company had been formed out of Messrs. Middleton and Pollexfen a trading partnership based in [[Sligo]]. |
The company had been formed out of Messrs. Middleton and Pollexfen a trading partnership based in [[Sligo]]. |
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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. |
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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 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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Revision as of 01:12, 13 September 2018
Company type | ship owner and ship operator |
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Industry | transport |
Founded | 1865 |
Headquarters | Sligo |
Products | passenger and cargo shipping |
Sligo Steam Navigation Company was formed in 1865. It provided weekly The company had been formed out of Messrs. Middleton and Pollexfen a trading partnership based in Sligo.
Vessels
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 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.
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.
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.
Sinking of the SS Liverpool
The steamship SS Liverpool was lost off the south coast of the Isle of Man on the 16th December, 1916, after hitting a mine laid by a German submarine. There were sixteen crewmen of which two were killed. The sole passenger on board also died. As of December 1996 the wreck has been identified by divers from the Isle of Man.[1]
The company became embroiled in the 1913 Sligo Dock strike.
In 1922 the SS Tartar was commandeered by the Free State government for operations in the north Sligo area against anti-treaty forces.