SS Mona (1907)
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Owner | 1907-1919: Laird Line 1919–1938: IOMSPCo |
Operator | 1907-1919: Laird Line 1919–1938: IOMSPCo |
Port of registry | Douglas, Isle of Man |
Builder | Fairfields & Co., Govan |
Cost | Purchased by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1919 for £65,000 |
Launched | 13 April 1907 |
Completed | 1907 |
Identification | Official Number:124188 |
Fate | Scrapped 1939 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Packet Steamer |
Tonnage | 1,219 gross register tons (GRT) |
Length | 261' |
Beam | 36' |
Depth | 16' |
Installed power | 3100 indicated horsepower |
Propulsion | Screw-propeller |
Speed | 18 knots (21 mph) |
Capacity | 527 First Class. 512 Second Class. Total 1039 passengers. |
Crew | 58 |
SS Mona (II) No.124188 was a steel built
Construction and dimensions
Built in the
Operated by the Laird Line, she mainly saw service on the Ardrossan-Portrush route.
Service life
Of eleven Steam Packet ships either purchased or chartered by the
The Company compromised, and starting with the purchase of the Hazel, they set about redressing their wartime losses. Renamed Mona, she was the first of five vessels purchased by the Steam Packet Company between 1919 and 1920, and was bought from G. and J. Burns of Glasgow on 21 May 1919, who were acting on behalf of the Laird Line. The consideration was £65,000.
Mona had a maximum range of two full days steaming at an average fuel consumption of 66 tons of coal a day. She was placed mainly on the secondary and night services and had an eventful career.
On 2 July 1930, Mona ran ashore on the
On another occasion, she rammed the
Disposal
For the last two years of her life, Mona was mainly on reserve or cargo duty. She was sold in December 1938 to E. G. Rees of Llanelly for scrapping.
References
Bibliography
- Chappell, Connery (1980). Island Lifeline. T.Stephenson & Sons Ltd. ISBN 0-901314-20-X.