PS Magna Charta (1873)

History
United Kingdom
Name: PS Magna Charta
Namesake: Magna Carta, the famous charter signed in 1215
Owner:
Route: Humber ferry crossing[3]
Ordered: 1873[1]
Builder: Charlton & Co. Ltd, Grimsby[2]
Yard number: 75372[1]
Homeport: Hull, England[1]
Fate: Broken up in 1924[2]
General characteristics
Type: Paddlesteamer
Displacement: 62 tons[1]
Length: 98 ft (30 m)[1]
Beam: 18 ft (5.5 m)[1]
Draught: 8 ft (2.4 m)[1]
Installed power: 40 hp (30 kW)[2]
Propulsion:
  • 1-lever steam engine
  • Paddle wheel[2]

The PS Magna Charta is a former paddlesteamer ferry built for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1873[1]. The Magna Charta was used as a ferry crossing across the River Humber[3] from New Holland to Hull[2] and was built by Charlton & Co. Ltd, Grimsby[2]. During the ship's latter days, it was used as a relief ferry and a tug boat until it was broken up in 1924[2].

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Paddle Boats and Paddle Steamers". humberpacketboats.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Magna Charta". lner.info. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Crossing the River Humber by Ferry and Other Means". inbarton.atwebpages.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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