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As a consequence of reckless price-cutting both companies lost money, and at the end of 1888, the Steam Packet
Company bought the two Manx Line ships, both of which became reliable and valued members of the fleet. On 17 July 1889,
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of the other. The high-pressure cylinder was horizontal to, and the low-pressure cylinder diagonal to, the centre of the shaft. The two cylinders were 61 and 112 inches in diameter with a 78-inch stroke.
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also supplied her engines and boilers. The cost of her construction is not recorded. However, she was purchased by the Steam Packet
Company together with
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452:. The crankshaft was connected at the crank by a drag link, the object of which was to get the two cranks at right angles, one driving the
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The two ships were soon in the
Eastern Mediterranean theatre, in support of troopships and even warships in the submarine-infested seas.
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Company reduced fares, and The Manx Line retaliated. They advertised a 3hr 30mins passage from
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As in the early days of the Isle of Man Steam Packet
Company, racing between the two Companies' ships took place. On 19 May 1888,
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it being the intention of the shipbuilding firm that the Steam Packet
Company should be forced to buy these two ships.
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So successful were these two ships that a number of other companies adopted the engine design for cross-channel work.
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The Manx Line, as the Isle of Man, Liverpool and
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431:(4,800 kW) at 40.5 r.p.m., with a boiler steam pressure of 110 pounds per square inch (760 kPa).
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service. On her delivery run from
Glasgow on 21 May 1887, she had averaged 22.5
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707:"The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)"
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for £5,450 (equivalent to £276,512 in 2023); and was broken up.
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Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (Fred Henry) p.18
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Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (Fred Henry) p.18
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Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (Fred Henry) p.18
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Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (Fred Henry) p.64
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they found themselves accompanying their Steam Packet sister
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for the sum of £155,000 (equivalent to £21,809,079 in 2023)
791:. No. 32756. London. 20 July 1889. col E, p. 14.
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in heavy seas; said to be the then record between the
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Both ships had been built by Fairfield's to excel the
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in 1887, and was launched on Tuesday 29 March 1887.
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324:(recorded at 22.5 knots during her delivery run)
229:Sold to the Admiralty together with her sister,
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322:21 knots (24 mph) as service speed.
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411:Length 330'; beam 39'1"; depth 15'2".
17:
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615:, on wartime service, pictured at
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14:
282:15 ft 2 in (4.6 m)
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787:"Latest Shipping Intelligence".
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448:engines were referred to as a
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450:coupled two crankshaft engine
809:T.Stephenson & Sons Ltd
506:was noted on her arrival at
382:Construction and dimensions
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909:Former vessels (1830-99)
705:Clark, Gregory (2017).
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238:General characteristics
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183:Official Number 93379
132:for £155,000 in 1888.
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187:Code Letters P K C S
100:Douglas, Isle of Man
256:gross register tons
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643:Gallipoli Campaign
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1464:Manx Viking
1416:Mona's Isle
1360:Mona's Isle
1192:Mona's Isle
1184:Ramsey Town
1125:Peel Castle
1053:Mona's Isle
917:Mona's Isle
669:Netherlands
604:War service
554:Mona's Isle
512:Isle of Man
490:Mona's Isle
399:Fairfield's
298:6,500
258: (GRT)
254:1,568
1701:Steamships
1686:1887 ships
1675:Categories
1520:River Lune
1133:The Ramsey
675:References
663:After the
454:valve gear
307:Propulsion
161:In service
137:Way number
1655:= New as
1432:King Orry
1384:Manx Maid
1328:King Orry
1264:King Orry
1248:Manx Maid
1117:Tyrconnel
1013:King Orry
941:King Orry
789:The Times
665:Great War
653:Suvla Bay
628:Admiralty
535:Liverpool
508:Liverpool
434:Both the
370:, by the
357:No. 93379
287:Ice class
153:Completed
82:Admiralty
70:Admiralty
1568:Snaefell
1544:Hoburgen
1456:Conister
1344:Snaefell
1272:Conister
1256:Snaefell
1224:Victoria
1208:Snaefell
1029:Snaefell
989:Snaefell
875:Manannan
659:Disposal
648:Snaefell
493:and the
330:Capacity
145:Launched
77:Operator
1632:Express
1616:Helliar
1600:Diamant
1536:Phocine
1448:Peveril
1424:Tynwald
1392:Peveril
1376:Manxman
1368:Fenella
1352:Tynwald
1320:Tynwald
1312:Fenella
1288:Peveril
1176:Manxman
1168:Menevia
1109:Tynwald
1093:Douglas
1061:Peveril
1045:Fenella
1005:Tynwald
997:Douglas
973:Douglas
957:Tynwald
883:Manxman
619:, 1916.
596:in the
594:Victory
569:sister
531:Douglas
417:tonnage
251:Tonnage
106:Builder
35:History
1643:(1998)
1635:(1998)
1627:(1998)
1619:(1997)
1611:(1997)
1608:Viking
1603:(1996)
1595:(1995)
1592:Rapide
1587:(1992)
1579:(1992)
1571:(1991)
1563:(1990)
1555:(1990)
1547:(1986)
1539:(1985)
1531:(1984)
1523:(1983)
1515:(1981)
1507:(1979)
1499:(1979)
1496:Belard
1491:(1978)
1483:(1976)
1475:(1974)
1467:(1974)
1459:(1974)
1451:(1971)
1443:(1972)
1435:(1972)
1427:(1967)
1419:(1966)
1411:(1965)
1403:(1964)
1400:Ramsey
1395:(1963)
1387:(1962)
1379:(1955)
1371:(1951)
1363:(1950)
1355:(1947)
1347:(1948)
1339:(1946)
1331:(1946)
1323:(1937)
1315:(1936)
1307:(1934)
1299:(1930)
1291:(1929)
1283:(1927)
1275:(1921)
1267:(1913)
1259:(1910)
1251:(1910)
1243:(1908)
1240:Cushag
1235:(1908)
1227:(1907)
1219:(1907)
1211:(1906)
1203:(1905)
1200:Viking
1195:(1905)
1187:(1904)
1179:(1904)
1171:(1902)
1152:(1898)
1144:(1897)
1136:(1895)
1128:(1894)
1120:(1892)
1112:(1891)
1104:(1889)
1096:(1889)
1088:(1887)
1080:(1887)
1072:(1885)
1064:(1884)
1056:(1882)
1048:(1881)
1040:(1878)
1032:(1876)
1024:(1875)
1016:(1871)
1008:(1866)
1000:(1864)
992:(1863)
984:(1860)
976:(1858)
968:(1852)
960:(1846)
952:(1845)
944:(1842)
936:(1834)
928:(1832)
920:(1830)
886:(2023)
878:(1998)
870:(1998)
813:
524:Mersey
439:'s
263:Length
1624:Arrow
853:ships
718:7 May
617:Malta
520:Clyde
516:knots
445:'
395:Govan
350:(RMS)
319:Speed
279:Depth
140:93379
114:Govan
61:Owner
1216:Mona
1101:Mona
1037:Mona
925:Mona
811:ISBN
720:2024
557:and
522:and
441:and
403:RMS
338:Crew
271:Beam
243:Type
226:Fate
172:1915
164:1887
156:1887
121:Cost
51:Name
699:UK
591:tug
577:to
533:to
429:shp
421:GRT
365:PS
348:PS
341:69.
312:shp
300:shp
290:N/A
1677::
1659:,
709:.
692:^
655:.
600:.
526:.
393:,
378:.
112:,
1661:2
1653:1
843:e
836:t
829:v
722:.
116:.
84:.
72:.
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