PS Killingholme (1912) explained

PS Killingholme was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Great Central Railway in 1912.^[1]

History

The ship was built by Earle's Shipbuilding of Hull and launched on 23 February 1912^[2] by Mrs Boothby, wife of Captain Boothby. She was one of an order of two new ships, the other being used for the New Holland to Hull ferry service.^[3] She was used by King George V and Queen Mary on their visit to open the King George Dock in Immingham in July 1912.^[4]

During the First World War she was a seaplane carrier for the Royal Navy, in which capacity she was struck by a torpedo and lost one of her paddles.^[5]

She was withdrawn from regular service in 1934, but retained for excursions and as a spare ferry.

During the Second World War she was again requisitioned and used as a barrage balloon depot ship in the Humber.

She was scrapped in 1945.

Notes and References

1. Book: Duckworth . Christian Leslie Dyce . Langmuir . Graham Easton . 1968 . Railway and other Steamers . English . Prescot, Lancashire . T. Stephenson and Sons .
2. News: . New G.C.R. Ferry Steamer . Hull Daily Mail . England . 23 February 1912 . 11 November 2015. . subscription .
3. Web site: Paddle Steamer Killingholme. kingswearcastle.co.uk. 21 August 2017.
4. News: . The Royal Visit to Immingham . Hull Daily Mail . England . 23 July 1912 . 11 November 2015. . subscription .
5. News: . A Hull Ferryboat at its last base . Hull Daily Mail . England . 13 November 1945 . 11 November 2015. . subscription .