Royal Consort
History
Name	Royal Consort
Owner	F. Kemp and Company,Fleetwood (1844–70) Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (1870–80) Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway andLondon and North Western Railway (1880–90 A. & B. Stewart,Birkenhead (1890–91)
Operator	1844–1870:North Lancashire Steam Navigation Company 1870–1880: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and London and North Western Railway (1880–90 A. & B. Stewart, Birkenhead (1890–93)
Port of registry	Glasgow,United Kingdom (1844–50) Fleetwood,
Route	1870–1890:Belfast –Fleetwood
Builder	Tod & McGregor,Glasgow
Yard number	9
Launched	2 August 1844
Out of service	1891
Identification	United Kingdom Official Number 17252
General characteristics
Tonnage	522 gross register tons (GRT), 297 NRT (1844–66) 795 gross register tons (GRT), 394 NRT (1866–91)
Length	177.9 ft (54.22 m) (1844–66) 215.5 feet (65.68 m) (1866–91)
Beam	25.2 ft (7.68 m) 29.2 feet (8.90 m) (1866–91)
Depth	15.2 ft (4.63 m) 16.0 feet (4.88 m) (1866–91)

PSRoyal Consort was a paddle steamship passenger vessel operated by theLondon and North Western Railway and theLancashire and Yorkshire Railway from 1870 to 1890.^[1]

As built, the ship was 177.9 feet (54.22 m), with a beam of 25.2 feet (7.68 m) and a depth of 15.2 feet (4.63 m). A two-cylinder double-acting steam engine propelled the ship viapaddle wheels. The engine was built byTod & McGregor,Glasgow. She was assessed at 522 GRT, 297 NRT.^[2]

Royal Consort was built in 1844 by Tod & McGregor, Glasgow as yard number 9. She was launched on 2 August. She was originally owned by F. Kemp and Company and its subsidiary theNorth Lancashire Steam Navigation Company and was used on theFleetwood toArdrossan service. Her port of registry was Glasgow and the United Kingdom Official Number 17252 was allocated. On 18 March 1850 her port of registry was changed to Fleetwood. She also operated on theGlasgow toDerry service in 1851–52.^[2] On 14 December 1858,Royal Consort ran aground atBelfast,County Antrim whilst on a voyage from Fleetwood to Belfast. She was refloated.^[3]

In 1866, she was lengthened to 215.5 feet (65.68 m), with a beam of 29.2 feet (8.90 m) and a depth of 16.0 feet (4.88 m). At some point she was re-engined; the new engine was made by J. Jack & Co.,Liverpool. She was assessed at 795 gross register tons (GRT), 394 NRT^[2] In 1870,Royal Consort was sold to theLancashire and Yorkshire Railway. TheLondon and North Western Railway became joint owners in 1880. She was sold to A. & B. Stewart,Birkenhead,Cheshire in 1890 and was deleted from the shipping registers in 1891.^[2]

• 1844 ships
• Passenger ships of the United Kingdom
• Steamships
• Ships built on the River Clyde
• Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom
• Maritime incidents in December 1858
• Ships of the London and North Western Railway
• Ships of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

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