The
Isle of Man
Steam Packet Co.
Limited.
1830 - 1904

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

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

 

CHAP. PAGE
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

List of Illustrations.

Page
The Present Directors
"Duchess of Atholl"
3
"Coasting Steamer"
"Mona’s Isle"(I.) (+ other illustrations)
"Mona’s Isle" Bell, and Jug with Picture of Her
18
"Mona (I.)
19
"Queen of the Isle "
20
"Ben-My-Chree "(I.)
23
Queen Victoria’s Visit (1847)
24
"King Orrry"(I), "Mona’s Queen " (I), "Tynwald "(I), "Ben-My-Chree "(I.)
27
"Tynwald" (I.) .
28
"Douglas "(I)
31
"King Orry "(I.), Model of .
34
"Snaefell "(II) (+ other illustrations)
"Douglas "(II.)
"Tynwald" (II.)
"Mona"(II)
"Peveril"
"Mona’s Isle "(II.)
"Ellan Vannin"
"King Orry " (II.)
"Ben-My-Chree "(II), 1875
"Ben-My-Chree" (II.), with Four Funnels
"Snaefell "(II.)
"Fenella".
"Mona’s Isle "(III.)
"Mona’s Queen "(II.)
"Queen Victoria ".
"Prince of Wales "
"Douglas "(III)
"Mona"(III)
"Ramsey"(III)
"Empress Queen "
"Empress Queen", Engines of
"Mona’s Isle,"Type of Engines of "Queen of the Isle "and "Monarch "
"Manx Fairy".
"Ellan Vannin "(Castletown Steamer)
Mr Edward Moore
Mr Thos. P. Ellison
81
Mr. Thomas Orford
83
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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