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PS Duchess of Montrose
Paddle Steamer Duchess of Montrose in pre-war livery
History
PS Duchess of MontroseUnited Kingdom
NamePS Duchess of Montrose
NamesakeViolet Hermione Graham (1854-1940), Duchess of Montrose
OwnerUnited Kingdom Caledonian Steam Packet Company
Ordered29 November 1901
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank
Cost£19,572
Yard number352
Laid down19 December 1901
Launched8 May 1902
FateRequisitioned by the Royal Navy, 15 February 1915
PS Duchess of MontroseUnited Kingdom
OperatorPS Duchess of Montrose Royal Navy
Acquired15 February 1915
IdentificationPennant number: PP585
FateMined near Gravelines, 18 March 1917
General characteristics
Class and typeClyde paddle steamer
Tonnage322 tons
Length210.3 ft (64.1 m)
Beam25.2 ft (7.7 m)
Installed power206 nominal horsepower
PropulsionFour-cylinder triple-expansion diagonal steam engine, driving paddles
Speed16.5 kn (30.6 km/h)
Duchess of Montrose during the First World War (Picture taken sometime between February and May 1915)

PS Duchess of Montrose was a paddle steamer launched in 1902 and operated by the Caledonian Steam Packet Company as a River Clyde excursion steamer. She saw active service during the First World War after being requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted into a minesweeper. She was lost near Dunkirk on 18 March 1917 after striking a mine.[1]

  1. ^ "Lists of Naval Losses". battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2008.

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