SS Rushen Castle
Rushen Castle | |
| History | |
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| Name | Rushen Castle formerly Duke of Cornwall |
| Namesake | Rushen Castle |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Douglas, Isle of Man (previously Lancaster, United Kingdom). |
| Route | |
| Builder | Vickers Sons, and Maxim Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Cost | Not Recorded. Purchased in 1928 by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for £29,254. |
| Launched | 23 April 1898 |
| Acquired | 1928 |
| In service | 1898 |
| Out of service | 1947 |
| Identification | Official number: 109661. |
| Fate | Broken up at Ghent, Belgium. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Packet Steamer |
| Tonnage | 1,724 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 315 ft (96 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft 1 in (11.30 m) |
| Depth | 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) |
| Installed power | 5,520 horsepower |
| Propulsion | Two triple-expansion reciprocating engines |
| Speed | 17.5 knots (20.1 mph) |
| Capacity | 1,052 passengers |
| Crew | 52 |
The packet steamer SS Rushen Castle was operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company from its purchase in 1928 until it was sold for breaking in 1947.