SS King Orry (1842)

RMS King Orry
History
United Kingdom Isle of Man
NameKing Orry
Owner1842–1858: IOMSPCo
Operator1842–1858: IOMSPCo
Port of registryDouglas, Isle of Man
BuilderJ. Winram and Robert Napier & Co.
Cost£10,763
Launched10 February 1842
In service1842
Out of service1858
Identification
FateSold to Robert Napier & Co. as part payment for Douglas. Sold by Napier to Greek interests
General characteristics
TypePaddle Steamer
Tonnage433 gross register tons (GRT)
Length140 ft 0 in (42.7 m)
Beam23 ft 3 in (7.1 m)
Depth14 ft 3 in (4.3 m)
Installed power108 shp (81 kW)
PropulsionSide Lever engine.
Speed9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)

SS (RMS) King Orry (I) No. 21923 - the first vessel in the line's history to be so named - was a wooden paddle-steamer which served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.

Advertisement of passage between Douglas and Liverpool on board the King Orry and Queen of the Isle.

King Orry is of special interest, as she was the only ship in the Company's history to be built in Douglas. Although the John Winram yard gets the credit for her construction, it is probable that the building was supervised by Aitken of Liverpool, and the Douglas yard merely carried out the construction. Later in 1842, she was taken under tow by Mona's Isle to Glasgow, for her engines to be fitted by Robert Napier & Co.