PS Telegraph (1853)

History
Name	1853–1881: PS Telegraph
Owner	1853–1856: Belfast Steamship Company 1856: Chester and Holyhead Railway 1856–1874: London and North Western Railway 1874–1881: C.E. Stewart, Chester
Operator	1853–1856: Belfast Steamship Company 1856: Chester and Holyhead Railway 1856–1874: London and North Western Railway 1874–1881: C.E. Stewart, Chester
Port of registry
Builder	J & G Thomson, Govan
Yard number	8
Launched	26 February 1853
Out of service	1881
Fate	Scrapped.
General characteristics
Tonnage	820 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	241 ft (73 m)
Beam	27.5 ft (8.4 m)
Draught	15 ft (4.6 m)

PS Telegraph was a paddle steamer passenger vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1874.^[1]

She was built by J & G Thomson of Govan for the Belfast Steamship Company, and in 1856 passed to the Chester and Holyhead Railway, which was taken over by the London and North Western Railway in 1859.

She ran aground on 27 January 1881 at Cooley Point, Ireland. She was salvaged but was beyond economical repair and scrapped in the same year.^[2]