Liverpool and North Wales Steamship Company
| Industry | Excursion & ship charter operator |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1890 |
| Headquarters | Liverpool |
| Products | Liverpool-Holyhead-Llandudno-Menai Straits-Whitehaven-Bangor-Ramsey-Dun Laoghaire-Fleetwood |
The Liverpool and North Wales Steamship Company (LNWSSC) is a pleasure cruise company, based in Liverpool. The company currently operate three vessels, all of which are from a core heritage fleet, offering a unique heritage experience.
In 1890, the Glasgow-based Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company had formed the New North Wales Steamship Company (NNWSS). The pleasure cruiser market was quickly changing, and bigger boats meant cheaper prices, and hence higher profits. The NNWSS operated its first season with the new Fairfield-built St Tudno, far bigger than any rival vessel on that run.
Resultantly, in 1891 the NNWSS took over the rival Liverpool, Llandudno and Welsh Coast Steam Boat Company (LL&WC) to form the LNWSC. The original St Tudno was sold to Germany, but along with the older and smaller LL&WC steamers was replaced by the brand new St Tudno, which became the first ship to run under LNWSSC colours.
The flag of the LNWSSC is a white swallowtail, bearing a blue cross throughout, with three gold-coloured ostrich feathers in the form of the Fleur-de-Lys in the centre.
In 1899, the company took over the smaller Snowdon Passenger Steamboat Company (SPSC), which had started in 1892.
The company's main route's as described in their name: Liverpool, Holyhead, Llandudno, the Menai Straits piers and Bangor. The companies largest ship operates this route. They also operate services north to Fleetwood, Whitehaven, west to Ramsey on the Isle of Man, and around the Isle of Anglesey. The company are currently in talks to include a seasonal service to Dun Laoghaire in the Republic of Ireland.
The fleet was supplied direct from the Govan yards of Fairfield, where vessels had either been freshly built or heavily refurbished, and where winter maintenance was also undertaken.
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