Rushen Castle
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History | |
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Name | Rushen Castle formerly Duke of Cornwall |
Namesake | Rushen Castle |
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Port of registry | Douglas, Isle of Man (previously Lancaster, United Kingdom). |
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Builder | Vickers Sons, and Maxim Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness |
Cost | Not Recorded. Purchased in 1928 by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for £29,254. |
Launched | 23 April 1898 |
Acquired | 1928 |
In service | 1898 |
Out of service | 1947 |
Identification | Official number: 109661. |
Fate | Broken up at Ghent, Belgium. |
General characteristics | |
Type | Packet Steamer |
Tonnage | 1,724 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 315' |
Beam | 37'1" |
Depth | 16'6" |
Installed power | 5,520 horsepower |
Propulsion | Two triple-expansion reciprocating engines |
Speed | 17.5 knots (20.1 mph) |
Capacity | 1,052 passengers |
Crew | 52 |
The packet steamer SS Rushen Castle was operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company from its purchase in 1928 until it was sold for breaking in 1947.