By
A. W. MOORE, C.V.O., M.A.
(a Director of the Company).
Printed and Published for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Ltd.,
BY
R. JOHNSON & SONS LTD., MANCHESTER.
1904
| CHAP. | PAGE |
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| PREFACE | |
| I. Introduction | 1-11 |
| II. The formation of the company | 12-14 |
| III. The company's steamers. | 15-56 |
| IV. The company's opponent's | 57-78 |
| V. The company's personnel. and buildings | 79-109 |
| VI. Traffic, finance, etc | 110-122 |
| Epilogue | 123 |
| APPENDIX A | 124 |
| APPENDIX B | 125 |
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| The Present Directors | |
| "Duchess of Atholl" | |
| "Coasting Steamer" | |
| "Monas Isle"(I.) | |
| "Monas Isle" Bell, and Jug with Picture of Her |
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| "Mona (I.) |
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| "Queen of the Isle " |
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| "Ben-My-Chree "(I.) | |
| Queen Victorias Visit (1847) |
24
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| "King Orrry"(I), "Monas Queen " (I), "Tynwald "(I), "Ben-My-Chree "(I.) |
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| "Tynwald" (I.) . |
28
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| "Douglas "(I) |
31
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| "King Orry "(I.), Model of . |
34
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| "Snaefell "(II) | |
| "Douglas "(II.) | |
| "Tynwald" (II.) | |
| "Mona"(II) | |
| "Peveril" | |
| "Monas Isle "(II.) | |
| "Ellan Vannin" | |
| "King Orry " (II.) | |
| "Ben-My-Chree "(II), 1875 | |
| "Ben-My-Chree" (II.), with Four Funnels | |
| "Snaefell "(II.) | |
| "Fenella". | |
| "Monas Isle "(III.) | |
| "Monas Queen "(II.) | |
| "Queen Victoria ". | |
| "Prince of Wales " | |
| "Douglas "(III) | |
| "Mona"(III) | |
| "Ramsey"(III) | |
| "Empress Queen " | |
| "Empress Queen", Engines of | |
| "Monas Isle,"Type of Engines of "Queen of the Isle "and "Monarch " | |
| "Manx Fairy". |
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| "Ellan Vannin "(Castletown Steamer) |
73
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| Mr Edward Moore | |
| Mr Thos. P. Ellison |
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| Mr. Thomas Orford |
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| Captains Gill, Quayle, Kermode, Mcfie, and Corlett. | |
| Captains A McQueen, Fell, R Gibson, Lewin, and J.Hill | |
| Captains Ruthven, Brew, Keig, A. Gibson, and Mylechreest | |
| Captains P. McQueen, Pritchard, Reid, Lewis, and Roberts | |
| Captains Cowley, Corkill, Woods, Faragher, and W. Hill | |
| Captains Cannell, Cojeen, Hudson, Bridson, Penwill, and Tanner | |
| "Dawsey,"David Kewley | |
| First Office in Liverpool | |
| Present Office in Liverpool | |
| Douglas Offices |
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