SS Tynwald (1891)

Tynwald leaving Douglas
History
Name
  • Tynwald
  • 1934: Western Isles
  • 1940: Eastern Isles
Owner
OperatorIoMSPCo (1891-1934)
Port of registryDouglas, Isle of Man
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Cost£58,683 (equivalent to £8,095,155 in 2023).
Way number95755
Launched11 May 1891
Completed1891
In service1891
Out of service1934
Identification
Fate
  • Sold 1933, to Smith & Houston, Port Glasgow for scrapping. Sold to R. A. Colby Cubbin, 1934 and converted to a private yacht.
  • Requisitioned by the Admiralty, 1939.
  • Returned to owner upon release in 1946, laid up in Wallasey Dock.
  • Taken in tow by tug Airman in 1951 to Spezia, Italy, and scrapped.
General characteristics
TypePassenger Steamer
Tonnage937 gross register tons (GRT)
Length265 ft (81 m) p/p
Beam34 ft (10 m)
Depth14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power3,800 ihp (2,834 kW)
Propulsion2 × triple-expansion engines developing 3,800 ihp (2,834 kW)
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity904 passengers
Crew50

SS (RMS) Tynwald (III), No. 95755, was an iron passenger steamer which served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, and was the third vessel in the Company to bear the name.