PS Queen of the Isle
1834 Built by John Wood and Co. Engines by Robert Napier and Sons. 128 feet. 350 tons. Owned by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co
‘Cross-Channel and Coastal Paddle Steamers’ by George Frank Burtt
The QUEEN OF THE ISLE was launched on 3rd May, 1834, and was built and engined by the same firms as her predecessors. In appearance this new steamer was very similar to the MONA'S ISLE, having a clipper bow and square stern, two masts and one funnel behind the paddles, which later were placed in a more central position in the ship.
This boat was claimed to have been without a rival at that time, both for speed and comfort, and that there was justification for this is proved by the fact that she could beat the Government packet RICHMOND which was said to be able to out-run all the other Liverpool steamers.
The QUEEN OF THE ISLE, a wooden-built steamer, was 128 feet between perpendiculars, 21 feet 6 inches breadth of beam, gross tonnage 350; the engines were of nominal horse-power 140, and she had a speed of 9^ knots.
In 1845, she was sold and turned into a full-rigged sailing ship and is reported to have been lost off the Falkland Islands. Her engines were put into a new steamer called the BEN-MY-CHREE, which will be referred to later.
See Also
Sources of Information
- 'British Paddle Steamers’ by George Body