Flying Dart (SS)
Paddler Steamer in Ireland, dating from 1890
The Flying Dart was a 111-ton iron paddle steam tug, built by J.T. Eltringham, South Shields in 1882, with 70 horse-power engines. It was owned by the Clyde Company (G. Kidston of Glasgow) and the ship’s master was J. Altrum. The vessel was en route, in ballast, from Dún Laoghaire to Dublin Bay in adverse weather conditions when it collided with a cattle steamship, the North Wall of Dublin, belonging to the London and North-Western Railway Company. The Flying Dart sank about 20 minutes after the
- Type:
- Paddler Steamer
- Period:
- 1890
- Coordinates:
- 53.35°N, 6.01°W
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