SS Snaefell (1863)
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SS (RMS) Snaefell (I) – the first ship in the Company's history to bear the name – was an iron paddle steamer that served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company until she was sold in 1875.
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Snaefell pictured berthed in Douglas. | |
History | |
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Name | Snaefell |
Namesake | Snaefell |
Owner | 1863–1875: IOMSPCo. 1875–1888: Royal Netherlands Steamship Company. |
Operator | 1863–1875: IOMSPCo. 1875–1888: Royal Netherlands Steamship Company. |
Port of registry | Douglas, Isle of Man |
Builder | Caird & Co. Greenock |
Cost | £22,000 |
Yard number | 45468 |
Launched | 22 May 1863 |
Completed | 1863 |
In service | 1863 |
Out of service | 1875 |
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Fate | Sold to Royal Netherlands Steamship Company in 1875. Finally sold for scrap in 1888. |
General characteristics | |
Type | Paddle steamer |
Tonnage | 700 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 236 feet (72 m) |
Beam | 26 feet (7.9 m) |
Depth | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
Ice class | N/A |
Installed power | 1,300 shp (970 kW) |
Propulsion | Two-cylinder oscillating engines working at 25 pounds per square inch (170 kPa), producing an indicated horsepower of approximately 1,300 shp (970 kW) |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[2] |
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