Advertisement of passage between Douglas and Liverpool on board the King Orry and Queen of the Isle.
King Orry is of special interest, as she was the only ship in the Company's history to be built in Douglas. Although the John Winram yard gets the credit for her construction, it is probable that the building was supervised by Aitken of Liverpool, and the Douglas yard merely carried out the construction. Later in 1842, she was taken under tow by Mona's Isle to Glasgow, for her engines to be fitted by Robert Napier & Co.
Pictorial diagram of the Beam Engine installed in King Orry.
King Orry was the last wooden built vessel in the Steam Packet fleet.[1]Carvel built with a standing bowsprit, square sterned with sham galleries. King Orry had two masts, was schooner rigged with a male figurehead. She had a registered tonnage of 433 GRT; length 140'; beam 23'3"; depth 14'3". Her engine developed a nominal horse-power of 108 h.p, and this gave her a speed of approximately 9-10 knots. Her purchase cost was £10,763.
On joining the fleet her fastest run between Douglas and Liverpool was 6hrs 20mins, and her average about 7hrs.
On 20 September 1845, she collided with the steamship Prince in the River Mersey and was beached due to damage sustained to her bows.[2] She was re-boilered in 1847 for £3,000.
On 8 July 1856, the crankpin of her intermediate shaft broke whilst she was on a voyage from Liverpool to Douglas. She was towed back to Liverpool by Tynwald.[3]
Disposaledit
In 1858, King Orry was taken over by Robert Napier & Co. of Glasgow in part payment for the Douglas.[4] The sum of £5,000 was allowed as her value. She was then sold to the Greeks by Napier and traded in the eastern Mediterranean.
Referencesedit
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^Bernard Dumpleton, 2002. Story of the Paddle Steamer. Intellect Books. p. 114. ISBN978-1-84150-801-6.
^"Ship News". The Times. No. 18936. London. 23 September 1845. col D-E, p. 8.
^"Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 2850. Liverpool. 11 July 1856.
^ Ian Collard, 2013. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 29. ISBN978-1-4456-1432-8.
Bibliography
Chappell, Connery (1980). Island Lifeline T. Stephenson & Sons Ltd ISBN0-901314-20-X
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king, orry, 1842, other, ships, with, same, name, king, orry, disambiguation, king, orry, 21923, first, vessel, line, history, named, wooden, paddle, steamer, which, served, with, isle, steam, packet, company, king, orryhistory, isle, nameking, orry, owner1842. For other ships with the same name see King Orry disambiguation SS RMS King Orry I No 21923 the first vessel in the line s history to be so named was a wooden paddle steamer which served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company RMS King OrryHistory Isle of Man NameKing Orry Owner1842 1858 IOMSPCo Operator1842 1858 IOMSPCo Port of registryDouglas Isle of Man BuilderJ Winram and Robert Napier amp Co Cost 10 763 Launched10 February 1842 In service1842 Out of service1858 IdentificationOfficial Number 21923 Code Letters N J H M FateSold to Robert Napier amp Co as part payment for Douglas Sold by Napier to Greek interests General characteristics TypePaddle Steamer Tonnage433 gross register tons GRT Length140 ft 0 in 42 7 m Beam23 ft 3 in 7 1 m Depth14 ft 3 in 4 3 m Installed power108 shp 81 kW PropulsionSide Lever engine Speed9 5 knots 17 6 km h 10 9 mph Advertisement of passage between Douglas and Liverpool on board the King Orry and Queen of the Isle King Orry is of special interest as she was the only ship in the Company s history to be built in Douglas Although the John Winram yard gets the credit for her construction it is probable that the building was supervised by Aitken of Liverpool and the Douglas yard merely carried out the construction Later in 1842 she was taken under tow by Mona s Isle to Glasgow for her engines to be fitted by Robert Napier amp Co Contents 1 Dimensions 2 Service life 3 Disposal 4 ReferencesDimensions edit nbsp Pictorial diagram of the Beam Engine installed in King Orry King Orry was the last wooden built vessel in the Steam Packet fleet 1 Carvel built with a standing bowsprit square sterned with sham galleries King Orry had two masts was schooner rigged with a male figurehead She had a registered tonnage of 433 GRT length 140 beam 23 3 depth 14 3 Her engine developed a nominal horse power of 108 h p and this gave her a speed of approximately 9 10 knots Her purchase cost was 10 763 Service life edit nbsp An 1856 image of King Orry Mona s Queen amp Tynwald On joining the fleet her fastest run between Douglas and Liverpool was 6hrs 20mins and her average about 7hrs On 20 September 1845 she collided with the steamship Prince in the River Mersey and was beached due to damage sustained to her bows 2 She was re boilered in 1847 for 3 000 On 8 July 1856 the crankpin of her intermediate shaft broke whilst she was on a voyage from Liverpool to Douglas She was towed back to Liverpool by Tynwald 3 Disposal editIn 1858 King Orry was taken over by Robert Napier amp Co of Glasgow in part payment for the Douglas 4 The sum of 5 000 was allowed as her value She was then sold to the Greeks by Napier and traded in the eastern Mediterranean References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to King Orry Bernard Dumpleton 2002 Story of the Paddle Steamer Intellect Books p 114 ISBN 978 1 84150 801 6 Ship News The Times No 18936 London 23 September 1845 col D E p 8 Shipping Intelligence Liverpool Mercury etc No 2850 Liverpool 11 July 1856 Ian Collard 2013 The Isle of Man Steam Packet Through Time Amberley Publishing Limited p 29 ISBN 978 1 4456 1432 8 Bibliography Chappell Connery 1980 Island Lifeline T Stephenson amp Sons Ltd ISBN 0 901314 20 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS King Orry 1842 amp oldid 1063713783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
