PS Queen Victoria (1838)

PS Queen Victoria was a paddle steamer built for the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company in 1838 and wrecked in 1853 with the loss of more than 80 passengers and crew.

Queen Victoria was built by Wilson shipbuilders of Glasgow, Scotland in 1838 for The City Of Dublin Steam Packet Company.

A fog bell was supposed to have been installed in the lighthouse in 1846, seven years earlier, but was delayed due to costs of other construction projects.

The bell was finally installed in April 1853, as a result of the Queen Victoria shipwreck and the subsequent inquiry.

They reported their discovery to the authorities, and were in part responsible for having the first Underwater Preservation Order placed on a shipwreck in Irish waters.

Wreck of the Queen Victoria in a snowstorm on the Howth Rocks, between 2 and 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning, 15 February 1853, showing the paddle steamer Roscommon , chartered by the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company attempting a rescue
Queen Victoria ' s shipwreck as depicted in The Nation