S.S. "CITY OF WATERFORD"
W.B. and C. Palgrave Co., was formed in the 1830's with the Murphy's joining in the 1870's. All their ships were named after the ports they served.
Owners: Built as "FAIR HEAD", for The Ulster Steamship Co., Ltd.
Built: Harland & Wolff, Belfast.
Yard No: 126
Official No: 78110
Launched: 24th May 1879
Completed: 3rd July 1879
Dimensions: 232.3 x 31.7 x 17 feet
Tons: 1,175 gross. 734 net.
Engines: As built 2 cy. by D. Rowan, Glasgow.
Re-engined: 1925 with T. 3 cy. by Hawthorns & Co., Leith.
Sold: 1934 to Saorstat & Continental Steamship Co., Dublin, (Palgrave Murphy) and renamed
"CITY OF WATERFORD'
Information supplied by David Snook, Hon. Research Officer, Maritime Institute of Ireland, (maritime@ireland .com)
Ref. 'Head Line, G. Heyn & Sons' by W.J. Harvey ISBN 0 905617 533 p67.
Ref. 'The Long Watch' by Frank Ford.
Sunk in collision in Atlantic, 19th September 1941. The Dutch Tug Thames collided with the City of Waterford in convoy OG 74 Crew rescued by HMS Deptford and transferred to Walmer Castle. When two days later the "Walmer Castle" was sunk by bombing the following crew of the "City of Waterford" lost their lives.
Alpin, Thomas E., Dublin
Furlong, George, Wexford
Naylor, Samuel, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Murphy, P., Dun Laoghaire
Kearney, Edward, Dublin