SS Ben-my-Chree (1845)
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SS (RMS) Ben-my-Chree (I) No. 21922 was an iron paddle-steamer which served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, and was the first vessel in the company to bear the name.
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Name | Ben-my-Chree |
Owner | 1845-1860: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company |
Operator | 1845-1860: IoMSPCo. |
Port of registry | Douglas, Isle of Man |
Builder | Robert Napier and Sons, Glasgow |
Cost | £11,500 |
Laid down | 1845 |
Launched | 3 May 1845 |
Acquired | 1845 |
Maiden voyage | 1845 |
Out of service | 1860 |
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Fate | Sold on behalf of the IoMSPCo. by Todd & McGregor to the African Steamship Company[1] |
Status | Last reported as a hulk on the Bonny River, 1930[2] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Paddle Steamer |
Tonnage | 458. (However the Company's list gives the tonnage as 399). GRT |
Length | 151 ft 9 in (46.3 m) |
Beam | 23 ft 0 in (7.0 m) |
Depth | 12 ft 5 in (3.8 m) |
Propulsion | Napier Side Lever Engine (taken from Queen of the Isle), developing 140 shp (100 kW) driving twin Paddle wheels |
Speed | No official speed recorded, but estimated at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
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