Manx Maid at Prince's Landing Stage in 1971
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History | |
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Name | Manx Maid |
Owner | 1962–1984: IOMSPCo. |
Operator | 1962–1984: IOMSPCo. |
Port of registry | Douglas, Isle of Man |
Builder | Cammell Laird |
Cost | £1,087,000 |
Launched | 23 January 1962 |
Maiden voyage | 23 May 1962 |
Out of service | September 1984 |
Identification |
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Nickname(s) | The Maid |
Fate | Scrapped, 1986 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Car Ferry |
Tonnage | 2,724 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 325 ft 0 in (99.1 m) |
Beam | 50 ft 0 in (15.2 m) |
Depth | 18 ft 0 in (5.5 m) |
Decks | 6 |
Deck clearance | 8 ft 0 in (2.4 m) with a clear height of 7 ft 2 in (2.2 m) on the car deck and ramps |
Ramps | Side loading spiral ramps over 5 levels |
Installed power | 9,500 shp (7,100 kW) |
Propulsion | Twin fixed 3 bladed screws Pametrada geared turbines |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
Capacity | 1400 passengers 90 cars and light commercial vans. |
Crew | 60 |
TSS (RMS) Manx Maid (II) was built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead in 1962, and was the second ship in the Company's history to bear the name.
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