SS Snaefell (1876)
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SS (RMS) Snaefell (II) No. 67289 – the second vessel in the line's history to be so named – was an iron paddle steamer which was owned and operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
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Snaefell at the Coffee Palace berth, Douglas, Isle of Man | |
History | |
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Name | Snaefell |
Owner | 1876–1904: IOMSPCo. |
Operator | 1876–1904: IOMSPCo. |
Port of registry | Douglas, Isle of Man |
Builder | Caird & Co. Greenock |
Cost | £28,250 |
Way number | 67289 |
Launched | 27 April 1876 |
Completed | 1876 |
In service | 1876 |
Out of service | 1904 |
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Fate | Scrapped 1905 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Paddle Steamer |
Tonnage | 849 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 251 ft 3 in (76.6 m) |
Beam | 29 ft 3 in (8.9 m) |
Depth | 14 ft 1 in (4.3 m) |
Installed power | 1,700 shp (1,300 kW) |
Propulsion | Two oscillating diagonally opposed engines, developing 1,700 shp (1,300 kW) |
Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
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