SS Tynwald (1891)

	Tynwald leaving Douglas
History
Name	Tynwald; 1934: Western Isles; 1940: Eastern Isles;
Owner	Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (1891-1934); 1934-1940 Mr. R. A. Colby Cubbin; 1940-1947 Admiralty;
Operator	IoMSPCo (1891-1934)
Port of registry	Douglas, Isle of Man
Builder	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Cost	£58,683 (equivalent to £6,818,225 in 2021).
Way number	95755
Launched	11 May 1891
Completed	1891
In service	1891
Out of service	1934
Identification	Official Number 95755.; Code Letters P K G D; ; ; Code Letters P W G F; ; ;
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
Type	Passenger Steamer
Tonnage	937 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	265 ft (81 m) p/p
Beam	34 ft (10 m)
Depth	14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power	3,800 ihp (2,834 kW)
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion engines developing 3,800 ihp (2,834 kW)
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	904 passengers
Crew	50

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.

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