MS Lady of Mann

Not to be confused with RMS Lady of Mann.

Lady of Mann arrives in Douglas, 2004
Lady of Mann arrives in Douglas, 2004
History
Name
  • 1976–2005: Lady of Mann
  • 2005–2011: Panagia Soumela
Owner
  • 1976–2005: IOMSPCo.
  • 2005–2011: SAOS Ferries
Operator
  • 1976–2005: IOMSPCo.
  • 2005–2011: SAOS Ferries
Port of registry
Route
  • 1976–2005: Douglas–Liverpool
  • 2005–2011: Unknown
BuilderAilsa Shipbuilding, Troon, Scotland
Cost£3,800,000
Yard number547[1]
Launched4 December 1975
Christened1975
Completed1976
Acquired1976
Maiden voyage30 June 1976
In service1976
Out of service2011
IdentificationIMO number: 7400259
Nickname(s)The "Lady"
FateSold in 2011, for scrapping in Turkey.
General characteristics (as Lady of Mann)
TypeSide-loading vehicle ferry
Tonnage3,083 GT
Length104.43 m (342 ft 7 in)
Beam16.74 m (54 ft 11 in)
Draught3.63 m (11 ft 11 in)
Ice class1A
Installed power2× 12-cylinder Pielstick diesels 8092 kW
Propulsion2 propellers
Speed21 kn (39 km/h)
Range19,000 nautical miles
Capacity
  • 1,200 passengers
  • 100+ cars
Notes[2]
General characteristics (as Panagia Soumela)
Class and typero-ro ferry
Tonnage4,482 GT
Capacity
  • 750 passengers
  • 125 cars
Notes[1]

MS Lady of Mann (II) was a side-loading car ferry built in 1976 for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and operated on the Douglas–Liverpool crossing. She served the company for 29 years. In 2005, she was converted to a Roll-on/roll-off ferry and was operated by SAOS Ferries in Greece under the name MS Panagia Soumela until she was scrapped in August 2011.[3]

  1. ^ a b Asklander, Micke. "M/S Lady of Mann (1976)". Fakta om Fartyg (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  2. ^ The specifications of Lady of Mann are from the Steam Packet Company's 175th anniversary book, being correct at time of the vessel's sale.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ferry was invoked but never defined (see the help page).