TSS Manx Maid (1910)
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TSS (RMS) Manx Maid (I) No. 131765 - the first ship in the Company's history to be so named - was a packet steamer which was bought by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company from the London and Southwestern Railway Company, and commenced service with the Steam Packet in 1923.
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RMS Manx Maid | |
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Port of registry | Douglas, Isle of Man |
Builder | Cammell Laird |
Cost | Not Recorded. Purchased by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for an initial sum of £9,000 in 1923. |
Yard number | 761 |
Launched | 14 September 1910 |
In service | 1910 |
Out of service | 1950 |
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Fate | Scrapped at Barrow-in-Furness, 1950 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Packet Steamer |
Tonnage | 1,504 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 284 ft 6 in (86.7 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 1 in (11.9 m) |
Depth | 15 ft 8 in (4.8 m) |
Ice class | N/A |
Installed power | 6,500 shp (4,800 kW) |
Propulsion | Triple-screw. Driven by three directly coupled turbines, producing 6,500 shp (4,800 kW). |
Speed | 20 knots (23 mph) |
Capacity | 1470 passengers |
Crew | 51 |
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