TSS Waterford (1912)

History
Name
  • 1912–1924: TSS Waterford
  • 1924–1941: SS Panay
Operator
Port of registry
RouteFishguard - Waterford
BuilderSwan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Limited, Neptune Yard
Yard number880
Launched20 February 1912
CompletedApril 1912
FateSunk March 1942 by Japanese aircraft at Campomanes Bay, Negros
General characteristics
TypeFerry
Tonnage1,204 gross register tons (GRT)
Length275.2 ft (83.9 m)
Beam38.2 ft (11.6 m)
Draught16.5 ft (5.0 m)
PropulsionQuadruple expansion engines
Location of the wreck of the Panay

TSS Waterford was a passenger vessel built for the Great Western Railway in 1912. The ship was sold in 1924 and became the Philippine merchant ship Panay which was sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1942.

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