History
Name	SS Halifax
Operator	Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Port of registry
Builder	John Elder and Company, Govan
Yard number	149
Launched	17 December 1872
Out of service	18 February 1876
Fate	Sunk
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,079 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	231 feet (70 m)
Beam	30.2 feet (9.2 m)

SS Halifax was a passenger and cargo vessel built for the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1872.^[1]

History

The ship was built by John Elder and Company of Govan and launched on 17 December 1872.^[2] She was the second in an order for two ships from the same shipyard, the other being Huddersfield.

On 16 February 1876 she left Grimsby for Hamburg, and on 17 February ran ashore at Heligoland. She broke up in a storm on 15 March 1876^[3] and was a total loss. Unfortunately for the railway company had not insured her and this added to the losses reported by the company later that year.^[4]

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