SS Ellan Vannin (1854)
Ellan Vannin entering Castletown Harbour, Isle of Man. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ellan Vannin |
| Namesake | Gaelic term of the Isle of Man |
| Owner | Castletown Steam Navigation Company (also referred to as the Castletown Steam Packet Company) |
| Operator | Castletown Steam Navigation Company |
| Port of registry | Castletown, Isle of Man |
| Route | Castletown - Liverpool / Whitehaven / Kingstown / Holyhead / Dundrum |
| Builder | John Laird & Co., Birkenhead |
| Yard number | 119 |
| Laid down | March 1854 |
| Launched | 24 June 1854 |
| Completed | July 1854 |
| Acquired | August 1854 |
| Maiden voyage | 1 August 1854 |
| In service | August 1854 |
| Out of service | June 1858 |
| Fate | Sold to Cunard & Wilson who were acting as agents for the Sardinian Government. Name changed to Archimedes. |
| General characteristics Ellan Vannin | |
| Type | Packet Steamer |
| Tonnage | 350 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 170 ft (51.8 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (11.9 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m) (light) 7 ft 6 in (2.3 m) (full load) |
| Depth | 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) |
| Installed power | 100 shp (75 kW) |
| Propulsion | Twin Fawcett & Preston Marine Oscillating Engines, delivering 100 horse power (nominal) driving twin Paddle Wheels of 16 ft (4.9 m) diameter. |
| Speed | Approximately 12 knots |
| Capacity | 286 passengers 100 tons of cargo |
SS (RMS) Ellan Vannin was an iron-built packet steamer which was operated out of Castletown, Isle of Man for the Castletown Steam Navigation Company (also referred to as the Castletown Steam Packet Company) to Liverpool and Whitehaven. Her name, Ellan Vannin, came from the Gaelic term by which the Isle of Man is known.