Souvenir of the Celebrated Manx Fleet and its Captains

This is a small undated pamphlet dated by Cubbon to 1898 though I suspect probably 1899 which was also the date pencilled on the cover by a previous owner.
A previous owner had also 'corrected' the various tonnages given

Fleet of Steamers.

   
Tons
H.P.
  
EMPRESS QUEEN, E. P.
2,500
10,000
 Capt. T. Keig
QUEEN VICTORIA, P
1,657
6,500
 Capt. A. Reid.
PRINCE OF WALES, P
1,657
6,500
 Capt. A Gibson
MONA'S ISLE, E P.
1,658
.4,500
 Capt. J. Roberts.
MONA'S QUEEN, P
1,595
5,000
 Capt. John Hill (Commodore)
KING ORRY,. E. P.
1,104
4,000
 Capt. E. Cowley
TYNWALD,. E. T.
936
5,000
 Capt. John Pritchard.
BEN-MY-CHREE, .. P.
1145
2,300
 Capt. E. Corkill.
SNAEFELL,. E. P.
892
1,700
 Capt. Hill (Junr.)
PEVERIL, E. T.
594
1,100
 Capt. J. J. Fargher
FENELLA, E. T.
556
1,000
 Capt. W. Woods
ELLAN VANNIN,. T
375
500
 Capt. Cannell
MONA'S ISLE, 1831.

E, Fitted with Electric Light; P, Paddle; T, Twin Screw.

 

Cover
Rear Cover
Company's First Steamer, MONA'S ISLE, 1831.
MONA'S ISLE, 1831
EMPRESS QUEEN
EMPRESS QUEEN 2,500 1995 tons, 10,000 Horse-power
QUEEN VICTORIA, 1657 1547 Tons 6,500 Horse-power
QUEEN VICTORIA
PRINCE OF WALES
PRINCE OF WALES, 1657 1547 Tons 6,500 Horse-power
MONA'S ISLE (III) 1,568 1,564 Tons 4,500 Horse-power
MONA'S ISLE (III)
MONA'S QUEEN (II)
MONA'S QUEEN (II) 1,595 1,559 Tons 5,000 Horse-power
KING ORRY (III) 1,104 Tons 4,000 Horse-power
[The above was taken before 1888 i.e. before the boat was cut in half
lengthened 30ft & reboilered & re-engined. Gross tonnage 809]
KING ORRY (III)
TYNWALD (III)
TYNWALD (III) 936 937 Tons 5,000 Horse-power
BEN-MY-CHREE (II) 1145 1192 Tons 2,300 Horse-power
BEN-MY-CHREE (II)
SNAEFELL (II)
SNAEFELL (II) 892 895 Tons 1,700 Horse-power
PEVERIL 594 561 Tons 1,100 Horse-power
PEVERIL
FENELLA
FENELLA 556 564 Tons 1,000 Horse-power

ELLAN VANNIN 376 380 Tons 500 Horse-power

[This sank with loss of all lives 1909]
ELLAN VANNIN

Printed and Published by R. Johnson & Sons Limited, Manchester.

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