MS Lady of Mann
Lady of Mann arrives in Douglas, 2004 | |
| History | |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding, Troon, Scotland |
| Cost | £3,800,000 |
| Yard number | 547 |
| Launched | 4 December 1975 |
| Christened | 1975 |
| Completed | 1976 |
| Acquired | 1976 |
| Maiden voyage | 30 June 1976 |
| In service | 1976 |
| Out of service | 2011 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7400259 |
| Nickname(s) | The "Lady" |
| Fate | Sold in 2011, for scrapping in Turkey. |
| General characteristics (as Lady of Mann) | |
| Type | Side-loading vehicle ferry |
| Tonnage | 3,083 GT |
| Length | 104.43 m (342 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 16.74 m (54 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 3.63 m (11 ft 11 in) |
| Ice class | 1A |
| Installed power | 2× 12-cylinder Pielstick diesels 8092 kW |
| Propulsion | 2 propellers |
| Speed | 21 kn (39 km/h) |
| Range | 19,000 nautical miles |
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| Notes | |
| General characteristics (as Panagia Soumela) | |
| Class & type | ro-ro ferry |
| Tonnage | 4,482 GT |
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| Notes | |
MS Lady of Mann (II) was a side-loading car ferry built in 1976 for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and operated on the Douglas–Liverpool crossing. She served the company for 29 years. In 2005, she was converted to a Roll-on/roll-off ferry and was operated by SAOS Ferries in Greece under the name MS Panagia Soumela until she was scrapped in August 2011.