 Snaefell pictured berthed inDouglas. | |
| History | |
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| Name | Snaefell |
| Namesake | Snaefell |
| Owner | 1863–1875:IOMSPCo. 1875–1888: Royal Netherlands Steamship Company. |
| Operator | 1863–1875: IOMSPCo. 1875–1888: Royal Netherlands Steamship Company. |
| Port of registry |  Douglas, Isle of Man |
| Builder | Caird & Co.Greenock |
| Cost | £22,000 |
| Yard number | 45468 |
| Launched | 22 May 1863 |
| Completed | 1863 |
| In service | 1863 |
| Out of service | 1875 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold to Royal Netherlands Steamship Company in 1875. Finally sold for scrap in 1888. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Paddle steamer |
| Tonnage | 700 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 236 feet (72 m) |
| Beam | 26 feet (7.9 m) |
| Depth | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
| Ice class | N/A |
| Installed power | 1,300 shp (970 kW) |
| Propulsion | Two-cylinder oscillating engines working at 25 pounds per square inch (170 kPa), producing anindicated horsepower of approximately 1,300 shp (970 kW) |
| Speed | 15knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[2] |
SS(RMS)Snaefell (I) – the first ship in the Company's history to bear the name – was an ironpaddle steamer that served with theIsle of Man Steam Packet Company until she was sold in 1875.
Snaefell was the first of three similar vessels to be built for the Company by Caird & Co. ofGreenock. Costing £22,000, she entered service in 1863.
Length 236'; beam 26'; depth 14'.Snaefell had a registered tonnage of 700 GRT.
All three sisters –Snaefell,Douglas andTynwald were driven by two-cylinder oscillating engines with in the case ofSnaefell, a nominal horsepower of 240, producing anindicated horsepower of approximately 1,300.
Snaefell was reboilered in 1869 for £3,500 (equivalent to £408,375 in 2023).
Snaefell was considered fast for her day, and had a service speed of 15knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[3] She reduced the passage time fromDouglas –Liverpool to 4hrs 20mins, suggesting a service speed of approximately 17knots (31 km/h; 20 mph).
On 19 September 1863,Snaefell collided with theMersey FlatMary Agnes at Liverpool.Mary Agnes sank with the loss of two lives. Survivors were rescued byHMS Warrior.[4] On 20 October 1864, she collided with thesteamshipHibernia at Liverpool whilst bound for Douglas. Severely damaged and flooded at the bows, she put back to Liverpool.[5]
She ran aground at Liverpool on 22 June 1871,[6] after which herMaster,Capt. Corlett tendered his resignation. The Company's shareholders asked the board to reappoint him, but after much discussion the board declined.Capt. Thomas Lewis was given command at a salary of £225 (equivalent to £26,462 in 2023) a year, reduced to half pay duringlay up.
After only 12 years with theManx fleet,Snaefell was put up for sale. She was sold to the Royal Netherlands Steamship Company ofAmsterdam for £15,500 (equivalent to £1,844,398 in 2023) in 1875. She was renamed theStad Breda andplied betweenSheerness andFlushing. In 1888, she was sold for scrapping.
