PS Admiral Moorsom (1860)

PS "Admiral Moorsom" was a passenger paddle steamer operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1860 to 1885.
History.
"Admiral Moorsom" was built by Barclay Curle of Glasgow, Scotland, and launched in 1860. She was named after Admiral Robert Moorsom (1760-1835), an officer of the Royal Navy who served in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
On 15 November 1862, she collided with in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey and was severely damaged. RMS "Ulster" towed her in to Holyhead. She collided with "Santa Clara" in the Irish Sea off Arklow, Ireland, on 15 January 1885 and sank. Twenty-five people were rescued by "Santa Clara" and another vessel, but five people were lost. 