SS Snaefell (1906)

Snaefell
History
Name1906: Viper
NamesakeSnaefell
Owner
  • 1906-1920 G. and J. Burns and Co.
  • 1920–1945: IOMSPCo.
Operator
  • 1906-1920 G. and J. Burns and Co.
  • 1920–1945: IOMSPCo.
Port of registryDouglas, Isle of Man
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan.
Yard number444
Launched10 March 1906
Acquired22 March 1920
In service1906
Out of service1945
IdentificationUK {official number]] 121331
FateLaid up at Port Glasgow 1945, finally scrapped 1949
General characteristics
Typepacket steamer
Tonnage1,713 GRT
Length315 feet (96 m)
Beam39 feet 6 inches (12.04 m)
Depth16 feet 6 inches (5.03 m)
PropulsionSteam turbine driven screw-propellers
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Capacity1,700 passengers
Crew61

SS Snaefell (IV), the fourth ship in the company's history to be so named, was a packet steamer originally owned and operated by G. and J. Burns, who sold her to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1920.