SS Douglas (1864)

RMS Douglas approaching Douglas, Isle of Man
History
Name	Douglas
Owner	1864–1888: IOMSPCo.
Operator	1864–1888: IOMSPCo.
Port of registry	Douglas, Isle of Man
Builder	Caird & Co., Greenock
Cost	£24,869
Launched	11 May 1864
Out of service	1888
Identification	Official Number 45470 Code Letters V D L H [1]
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Paddle steamer
Tonnage	709 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	227 feet (69 m)
Beam	26 feet (7.9 m)
Depth	14 feet (4.3 m)
Ice class	N/A
Installed power	1,400 shp (1,000 kW)
Propulsion	Two-cylinder oscillating engines working at 25 pounds per square inch (170 kPa), producing an indicated horsepower of approximately 1,400 shp (1,000 kW)
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)

SS (RMS) Douglas (II) No. 45470 – the second vessel in the line's history to be so named – was an iron-built paddle steamer operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.

Douglas was the second of three ships ordered for the company from the yards of Caird & Co. of Greenock, and was launched on 11 May 1864.