TSS Manx Maid (1962)

Manx Maid at Prince's Landing Stage in 1971
History
NameManx Maid
Owner1962–1984: IOMSPCo.
Operator1962–1984: IOMSPCo.
Port of registryDouglas, Isle of Man
BuilderCammell Laird
Cost£1,087,000
Launched23 January 1962
Maiden voyage23 May 1962
Out of serviceSeptember 1984
Identification
Nickname(s)The Maid
FateScrapped, 1986
General characteristics
TypeCar Ferry
Tonnage2,724 gross register tons (GRT)
Length325 ft 0 in (99.1 m)
Beam50 ft 0 in (15.2 m)
Depth18 ft 0 in (5.5 m)
Decks6
Deck clearance8 ft 0 in (2.4 m) with a clear height of 7 ft 2 in (2.2 m) on the car deck and ramps
RampsSide loading spiral ramps over 5 levels
Installed power9,500 shp (7,100 kW)
PropulsionTwin fixed 3 bladed screws Pametrada geared turbines
Speed21 knots (39 km/h)
Capacity1400 passengers 90 cars and light commercial vans.
Crew60

TSS (RMS) Manx Maid (II) was built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead in 1962, and was the second ship in the Company's history to bear the name.

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (Fred Henry) p.64