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SS Peveril (1884)
SS Royal Mail Ship, (RMS) ''Peveril'' (I) Official number, No. 76307 – the first vessel in the company's history to be so named – was a packet steamer which was operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company until she sank off Douglas, Isle of Man, Douglas following a collision with in 1899. Construction and dimensions Constructed in 1884 by the Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Barrow Shipbuilding Company, Barrow-in-Furness, ''Peveril'' was launched on Thursday 24 May 1884. Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, The Barrow Shipbuilding Company also supplied ''Peveril's'' engines and boilers. The ''Peveril'' was, like , schooner rigged. The Pilothouse, wheelhouse was situated amidships and there was a Bridge (nautical), flying bridge for the Sea captain, captain. Four Engine order telegraph, repeating telegraphs by Chadburn were installed allowing direct communication with the engine room. Length 207'; beam 26'; depth 13'; with an i.h.p. of 1,200. ''Peveril'' had a des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Man Steam Packet Company
An isle is an island, land surrounded by water. The term is very common in British English. However, there is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle or its difference, so they are considered synonyms. Isle may refer to: Geography * Isle (river), a river in France * Isle, Haute-Vienne, a commune of the Haute-Vienne ''département'' in France * Isle, Minnesota, a small city in the United States * River Isle, a river in England Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment'' (or ''ISLE''), a journal published by Oxford University Press for the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment *''The Isle'', 2017 film with Conleth Hill * ''The Isle'', a 2000 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk * ''Isle'' (album) Other uses * International Society for the Linguistics of English (ISLE), a learned society of linguists See also * Aisle An aisle is, in general, a space for walking with rows of non-walking spaces o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
