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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | PSIreland |
| Owner | White Star Line |
| Operator | White Star Line |
| Port of registry | Queenstown, Ireland |
| Ordered | 1891 |
| Builder | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields[1] |
| Yard number | 128[2] |
| Completed | 1891[1] |
| In service | 1891 |
| Out of service | 1928 |
| Fate | Broken up in April 1928 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 132 feet[2] |
| Beam | 23 feet[2] |
| Installed power | Side-lever steam engine[2] |
| Propulsion | Paddle[2] |
PSIreland was a paddle-wheel steamship of theWhite Star Line, built in 1891. Together with her sister shipPS America, she tendered the various White Star Liners which came through the port ofQueenstown, Ireland (now Cobh).
Like her sister ship,Ireland is best known for her assistance of theRMS Titanic, the ill-fated ocean liner who made her final port of call at Queenstown on her maiden voyage.Ireland brought Irish immigrants to theTitanic, followed byAmerica, who brought 123 passengers. On 19 April 1912, following thesinking of theTitanic,Ireland andAmerica's White Star Line flags were flown at half-mast.
DuringWorld War I in 1918, she was used as a mine sweeper.
Ireland was scrapped in April 1928.[2]