SS Mona's Queen (1885)

Mona's Queen at the Office Berth, Douglas
History
Name	Mona's Queen
Owner	1885–1929: IOMSPCo
Operator	1885–1929: IOMSPCo
Port of registry	Douglas, Isle of Man
Builder	Barrow Shipbuilding Co.
Cost	£55,000
Launched	18 April 1885
Completed	1885
In service	1885
Out of service	1929
Identification	Official Number 76308 Code Letters K F L S [1]
Fate	Sold for breaking to Smith & Co. Port Glasgow, 1929.
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,559 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	320 ft 1 in (97.6 m)
Beam	38 ft 3 in (11.7 m)
Depth	14 ft 5 in (4.39 m)
Installed power	500 shp (370 kW)
Propulsion	Compound surface condensing cylinder engines, working at 220 pounds per square inch (1,500 kPa), developing 500 shp (370 kW)
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Capacity	1465 passengers
Crew	51

SS (RMS) Mona's Queen (II) No. 76308, was an iron-built paddle steamer which served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. She was the second vessel in the company's history to be so named. Mona's Queen served from 1885 until 1929. In February 1917, during the Great War, she rammed the German submarine SM UC-26.