| SS Ben-my-Chree (1875) | |
|---|---|
 Ben-my-Chree berthed at the Coffee Palace Berth, Douglas. | |
| Career |  |
| Name: | Ben-my-Chree |
| Owner: | 1875-1906: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company |
| Operator: | 1875-1906: IoMSPCo. |
| Port of registry: | Isle of Man |
| Builder: | Barrow Shipbuilding Company, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Cost: | £38,000 (£3,197,193 as of 2025).[1] |
| Way number: | 67288 |
| Launched: | May 6th, 1875 |
| Maiden voyage: | 1875 |
| Out of service: | 1906 |
| Identification: |
Official Number 67288 Code Letters P K F Q     [2] |
| Fate: | Scrapped at Morecambe, 1906 |
| Status: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Packet Steamer |
| Tonnage: | 1,020 increased after re-fit to 1,192 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 310 ft 9 in (94.7 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 9 in (9.7 m) |
| Depth: | 13 ft 9 in (4.2 m) |
| Installed power: | 2,300 shp (1,700 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Paddle wheels |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph). |
| Crew: | Not Recorded. |
PS (RMS) Ben-my-Chree (II) No. 67288, was an iron paddle-steamer which served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, and was the second vessel in the Company to bear the name.
Dimensions[]
Painting of Ben-my-Chree prior to her 1884 refit.
Ben-my-Chree had an original tonnage of 1030, but this was increased to 1192 after a refit.
Length 310 ft 9 in (94.7 m); beam 31 ft 9 in (9.7 m); depth 13 ft 9 in (4.2 m); speed 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph); indicated horse power 2,300 shp (1,700 kW).
Ben-my-Chree was launched at Barrow-in-Furness on Sunday, May 6, 1875.
She was fitted with two oscillating two-cylinder engines of 65 inches diameter, with a 90 inch stroke.
Service life[]
Ben-my-Chree berthed at the Victoria Pier, Douglas.
Built by the Barrow Shipbuilding Company, Barrow-in-Furness in 1875, Ben-my-Chree was the largest ship built for the Company to that date.
Originally designed with a service speed of 14 knots, it was subsequently found that Ben-my-Chree operated two knots below this speed, despite modifications to her boilers.
Reboilered in 1884, she was altered to carry four funnels, in pairs fore and aft of the paddle-boxes. This made her the only four funnelled vessel in the history of the line.
Disposal[]
After an uneventful career of 31 years, Ben-my-Chree was sold for scrap and broken up by T. W. Ward and Company at Morecambe, in 1906.
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- RMS Ben-my-Chree.
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References[]
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- ↑ UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Gregory Clark (2013), "What Were the British Earnings and Prices Then? (New Series)" MeasuringWorth.
- ↑ Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (Fred Henry) p.66
- Bibliography
- Chappell, Connery (1980). Island Lifeline T.Stephenson & Sons Ltd ISBN 0-901314-20-X
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