PS Briton
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | PS Briton |
| Owner: |
1862: Glasgow & Stranraer Steam Packet Co. |
| Route: |
1862 – 63: Stranraer – Larne |
| Builder: | Tod & McGregor, Glasgow |
| Yard number: | 121 |
| Launched: | June 1862 |
| Completed: | July 1862 |
| In service: | 1862 |
| Fate: | Scrapped - 1892 at Bristol |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 349 GRT (1876: 486grt) |
| Length: | 176ft (1876: 207ft) |
| Beam: | 25ft |
| Installed power: | steam 2cy 100nhp |
PS Briton was a paddle steamer that inaugurated the Stranraer to Larne service.
Service
PS Briton inaugurated the Stranraer to Larne crossing, but the service was not a success and was withdrawn after 18 months, in 1863.[1] Following this, she operated from Bristol to the South of Ireland, to Waterford between 1864–1866 and to Wexford between 1867 and 1890.[2] Her final year was spent under the ownership of the Waterford Steamship Company.
