SS Tynwald (1866)

SS (RMS) Tynwald (II), No. 45474, was an iron paddle-steamer which served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, and was the second vessel in the Company to bear the name.

Tynwald leaving her home port, Douglas.
History
Isle of Man
NameTynwald.
Owner1866-1888: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Operator1866-1888: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Port of registryDouglas, Isle of Man
BuilderCaird & Co., Greenock.
Cost£26,000
Way number45474
Launched17 March 1866
Completed1866
Out of service1888
Identification
FateSold and scrapped 1888
General characteristics
TypePaddle Steamer
Tonnage696 gross register tons (GRT)
Length240 ft 0 in (73.2 m)
Beam26 ft 0 in (7.9 m)
Depth14 ft 0 in (4.3 m)
Ice classN/A
Installed powerNot recorded.
PropulsionTwo-cylinder oscillating engines working at 25 pounds per square inch (170 kPa), producing an indicated horsepower of approximately 1,300 shp (970 kW)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

She was the third of three sisters to come from the Greenock yards of Caird & Co., her two older siblings being Snaefell and Douglas.

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