The PS/TSS Edith was a paddle steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1870 until her withdrawal in 1912. Built by A. Leslie and Company, she was likely named after Edith May Moon, the daughter of the railway's then-chairman Richard Moon, and was notable for being the first paddle steamer used on the Greenore service, which Moon supported. Constructed as a paddle steamer, Edith featured a traditional steam-powered paddle wheel propulsion system. Her service record includes a significant incident on 8 September 1875, when she collided with the steamship Duchess of Sutherland in Holyhead and sank. Efforts to raise her commenced in May 1876, but complications arose when the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company's vessel, St Patrick, collided with her wreck on 31 October 1876, destroying the lifting apparatus. This incident led to a court ruling in May 1877 that held the St Patrick at fault. Edith was eventually raised on 4 December 1877, repaired, and returned to service. In 1892, Edith was converted from a paddle steamer to a twin screw steamer by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead, reflecting technological advancements and a shift in maritime engineering practices. She continued service until March 1912, when she was withdrawn from operation and sold for scrap to the West of Scotland Shipbreaking Company. However, she was resold to a Belgian owner, Captain A Depauw, and re-registered as TSS Vos in Antwerp. Her Belgian registration was short-lived; in 1913, she was seized by the Belgian government amid allegations that her owner intended to use her for smuggling arms to South America. She remained laid up in Zeebrugge until January 1914, when she was sold to shipbreakers. Throughout her career, Edith exemplified the transition era of maritime technology and had a notable service history marked by collision, recovery, and conversion, reflecting her importance within the railway-operated coastal fleet of her time.

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