PS Eleanor (1873)

PS Eleanor was a paddle steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1873 to 1881.

[1] She was built by Robert Stephenson and Company for the London and North Western Railway in 1873.

[2]: 340, 342, 482 She ran aground on 27 January 1881 at Leestone Point, Kilkeel, Ireland[3] during a dense fog.

The railway attempted to salvage her but severe gales in the following weeks completed her destruction.

[2]: 341  Within the year, the railway company had replaced her with a new paddle steamer of the same name, Eleanor.