SS Douglas (1889)

RMS Douglas
History
Name	1889: Dora 1901: Douglas
Owner	1889–1901: London and Southwestern Railway Company 1901-1923: IOMSPCo
Operator	1889–1901: London and Southwestern Railway Company 1901-1923: IOMSPCo.
Port of registry	Douglas, Isle of Man
Route	Douglas – Liverpool, Whitehaven, Fleetwood.
Builder	Robert Napier & Co.
Cost	Purchased by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for £13,500.
Launched	2 March 1889
In service	1889
Out of service	1923
Identification	Official number 94515 Code Letters L C G W
Fate	Sunk in the River Mersey following a collision with the SS Artemisia 16 August 1923.
General characteristics
Type	Packet Steamer
Tonnage	774 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	240 feet (73 m)
Beam	30 feet (9.1 m)
Depth	15 feet (4.6 m)
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Capacity	506 passengers
Crew	33

SS (RMS) Douglas (III) – the third vessel in the line's history to bear the name – was a packet steamer which entered service with the London and South Western Railway in 1889 under the name Dora until she was purchased by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1901 for £13,500.