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Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Page 3: 1915-1939
This page is one of a series devoted to postcards and photographs of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IOMSPCo). This page covers the inter-war years, when services were bolstered by the purchase of many old railway steamers, plus five magnificent new steamers (of which only two survived the Second World War).
An alphabetical list of ships
shown on this page is shown below.
The Table
beneath gives links to complete history pages on selected individual ships on this page ( a complete list is shown on the
IOMSPCo Header Page
). Below the table is a
Fleet List
in chronological order.
Ships on This Page:-
Ben-my-Chree (4)
(1927-1965)
Conister (1)
(1921-1965)
Cushag
(1920-1943)
Fenella (2)
(1937-1940)
Lady of Mann (1)
(1930-1971)
Manx Maid (1)
(1923-1950)
Manxman (1)
(1920-1949)
Mona (4)
(1919-1938)
Mona's Isle (4)
(1920-1948)
Mona's Queen (3)
(1934-1940)
Onward
(1920)
Peveril (2)
(1929-1964)
Ramsey (1)
(1928)
Ramsey Town
(1928-1936)
Rushen Castle
(1928-1946)
Snaefell (4)
(1920-1945)
Tynwald (4)
(1937-1942)
Victoria
(1928-1956)
Viper
(1920)
IOMSPCo Pages:-
IOMSPCo - Header Page
IOMSPCo - Page 1
- 1830-1899
IOMSPCo - Page 2
- 1900-1914
IOMSPCo - Page 3
- 1915-1939
- this page!
IOMSPCo - Page 4
- 1940-1960
IOMSPCo - Page 5
- 1961-1980
IOMSPCo - Page 6
- 1981-2004
Associated Pages:-
L&NWSS - Header Page
- Liverpool & North Wales Steamship Company
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Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
Simplon Postcards Home Page
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Table of Ship Histories
Name
Other names
Built
Ben-my-Chree (4)
1927
Fenella (2)
1937
Lady of Mann (1)
1930
Manx Maid (1)
Caesarea
1910
Manxman (1)
1904
Mona (4)
Hazel
1907
Mona's Isle (4)
Onward
1905
Mona's Queen (3)
1934
Ramsey Town
Antrim
1904
Rushen Castle
Duke of Cornwall
1891
Snaefell (4)
Viper
1904
Tynwald (4)
1937
IOMSPCo
Fleet List Part 3: 1915-1939
Mona (4) (1919-1938)
Complete history of
Mona (4)
Art card of
Mona (4)
.
Mona (4)
leaving Fleetwood.
Superb Tuck's Oilette art card of
Mona (4).
Manxman (1) (1920-1949)
The
Manxman (1)
was built for the Midland Railway in 1904 to operate a rival service to the Isle of Man from Heysham.
Manxman
was sold to the IOMSPCo in 1920.
Complete history of
Manxman (1)
Manxman (1)
in IOMSPCo colours.
Manxman (1)
in IOMSPCo colours.
Manxman (1)
in IOMSPCo colours.
Manxman (1)
in IOMSPCo colours.
Tuck's Oilette postcard of
Manxman (1)
.
Onward (1920)
Mona's Iale (4) (1920-1948)
Complete history of
Mona's Isle (4)
Viper (1920)
Snaefell (4) (1920-1945)
In 1906, G & J Burns replaced the paddlesteamer
Adder
with the extremely fine turbine steamer
Viper
, also built by Fairfields of Govan. She achieved 22knots, with a service speed of 21knots, compared to 20knots and 18knots respectively for the
Adder
.
Viper
operated successfully until the service was suspended for the duration of WW1. She resumed in 1919, but was sold to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co in 1920, since the troubles in Ireland had adversely affected traffic levels. She always carried the black funnels of G & J Burns. She was renamed
Snaefell (4)
in IOMSPCo service, and ran until 1945, including the services throughout WW2 when other IOMSPCo vessels were requisitioned. By the end of the war, she was worn out, and sold for scrap.
Complete history of
Snaefall (4)
Cushag (1920-1943)
Manx Maid (1) (1923-1950)
Complete history of
Manx Maid (1)
Superb Tuck's Oilette art card of
Manx Maid (1)
.
Art card of
Manx Maid (1)
.
Art card of
Manx Maid (1)
.
Lilywhite real photographic card of
Manx Maid (1)
.
Real photographic card of
Manx Maid (1)
.
Ben-my-Chree (4) (1927-1965)
Complete history of
Ben-my-Chree (4)
WSS photographic card of
Ben-my-Chree (4)
.
Not the best photo in the world, but included here because this was the first ship picture that I ever took, at the age of about nine. It shows
Ben-my-Chree (4)
heading into Liverpool, and is seen from the outward bound
Snaefell
on a day trip to Llandudno. It was also my first trip with the IOMSPCo, although I had previously taken excursions with the Liverpool & North Wales company and MacBraynes. The picture must be between 1963-65, since the IOMSPCo did not operate to Llandudno until L&NWSS services ceased in 1962 and the
Ben-my-Chree (4)
finished in 1965. Unfortunately I never managed to travel on the "
Ben"
.
Photo: © Ian Boyle.
Victoria (1928-1956)
Ramsey (1) (1928)
Ramsey Town (1928-1936)
Complete history of
Ramsey Town
Valentine's art postcard of
Ramsey Town
.
A photographic postcard of
Ramsey Town
.
A photographic postcard of
Ramsey Town
.
Rushen Castle (1928-1946)
Complete history of
Rushen Castle
Valentine's art postcard of
Rushen Castle
.
A photographic postcard of
Rushen Castle
.
A photographic postcard of