SS Prince of Wales (1887)

Prince of Wales
History
Name	Prince of Wales 1915: Prince Edward
Owner	1887–1888: Isle of Man, Liverpool and Manchester Steamship Company 1888-1915: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company 1915-1919: Admiralty
Operator	1887–1888: Isle of Man, Liverpool and Manchester Steamship Company 1888-1915: IoMSPCo. 1915-1919: Admiralty
Port of registry	Douglas, Isle of Man
Builder	Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Cost	Purchased by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company together with her sister Queen Victoria for £155,000
Way number	93381
Launched	14 April 1887
Completed	1887
Acquired	1888
In service	1888
Out of service	1915
Identification	Official Number 93381 Code Letters P K D B [1]
Fate	Sold to the Admiralty together with her sister, Queen Victoria, 1915. Scrapped at Scheveningen, the Netherlands, 1919
General characteristics
Type	Paddle Steamer
Tonnage	1,568 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	330 feet (100 m)
Beam	39 ft 1 in (11.9 m)
Depth	15 ft 2 in (4.6 m)
Installed power	6,500 shp (4,800 kW)
Propulsion	Two compound steam engines, working at 110 pounds per square inch (760 kPa) developing 6,500 shp (4,800 kW)
Speed	24.25 knots (27.91 mph)
Capacity	1546 passengers
Crew	69

PS (RMS) Prince of Wales No. 93381 was a steel built paddle steamer which was purchased together with her sister PS Queen Victoria, by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company from the Isle of Man, Liverpool and Manchester Steamship Company in 1888 - referred to as The Manx Line.