TSS Duke of Connaught

History
Name	Duke of Connaught
Namesake	Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Owner	1902–1923: London and North Western Railway; 1923–1934:London, Midland and Scottish Railway;
Operator	1902–1923: London and North Western Railway; 1923–1934:London, Midland and Scottish Railway;
Route	1902–1930: Belfast – Fleetwood; 1930–1934: Hull – Zeebrugge;
Builder	John Brown & Company
Yard number	353
Launched	20 August 1902
Out of service	1934
Fate	Scrapped 1934
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,680 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	315 ft (96 m)
Beam	38.2 ft (11.6 m)
Speed	20 knots

TSS Duke of Connaught was a passenger vessel operated jointly by the London and North Western Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1902 to 1922. In the LYR-LNWR naming system, she was named for Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850–1942), a younger son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

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