Tyrconnel was a single-screw steel steamship, and was built by J. Fullerton of Paisley in 1892. J. Fullerton also supplied her engines and boilers. Tyrconnel had a registered tonnage of 274 tons; length 130'; beam 22'; depth 10'2". She was powered by a two-cylinder compound engine, which gave her a speed of 9 knots.
Tyrconnel pictured berthed at her home port, Castletown.
Service lifeedit
She was first registered in Glasgow in 1892, then in Derry in 1895. No record of the vessel remains in the Derry Custom's House, but she presumably traded from the port until she was bought by the Manx Steam Trading Company of Castletown in 1902.
On Monday 12 September 1904, Tyrconnel went to the aid of the Castletown trading schoonerBessie.[3] The Tyrconnel had spotted the Bessie approximately 3 miles off Niarbyl, Isle of Man flying a distress flag.[3]Captain Collister proceeded to give assistance,[3] however damage was sustained to one of Tyrconnel'slifeboats.[3] The Bessie was eventually taken under tow by the Tyrconnel, and they proceeded to Peel Harbour.[3]
Tyrconnel.
She was acquired by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1911 at a cost of £4,875 (equivalent to £528,173 in 2021),[4] and worked the coastal trade until 1932.
Tyrconnel was the first small cargo ship the Steam Packet had bought second hand. She looked typical of her class of vessel, with funnel and machinery amidships. Her funnel could be described as off-white with black top and this was never changed to the Steam Packet's familiar black and red.
Disposaledit
Tyrconnel was withdrawn from service and sold to S.W. Coe & Company in 1932.[2]Tyrconnel was broken up in Danzig, Poland, in 1934.
^ abShips of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (Fred Henry) p.64
^ abHenry, Fred. Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (F. B. O' Friel revised edition, p.68
^ abcdeThe Mona's Herald. Wednesday, 14 September 1904
^UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
Bibliography
Chappell, Connery (1980). Island Lifeline T.Stephenson & Sons Ltd ISBN0-901314-20-X
January 01, 1970
tyrconnel, 1892, tyrconnel, coastal, cargo, vessel, which, purchased, isle, steam, packet, company, 1911, tyrconnelhistory, nametyrconnel, owner1892, 1902, hammond, herdman, glasgow, 1902, manx, steam, trading, company, 1911, isle, steam, packet, company, oper. SS Tyrconnel was a coastal cargo vessel which was purchased by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1911 TyrconnelHistory NameTyrconnel Owner1892 1902 W Hammond amp J Herdman Glasgow 1902 11 Manx Steam Trading Company 1911 32 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Operator1892 1902 Not Recorded 1902 11 Manx Steam Trading Company 1911 32 Isle of Man Steam Packet Co Port of registryCastletown Isle of Man BuilderJ Fullerton Paisley CostPurchased by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1911 for 4 875 Launched29 February 1892 Completed1892 In service1892 In service with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company 1911 Out of service1932 IdentificationON 99794 Code Letters N D P B 1 FateSold to S W Coe amp Co 1932 2 Scrapped at Danzig Poland 1934 NotesThe first purely cargo vessel in the Company s fleet 1 General characteristics TypeCoastal Cargo Vessel Tonnage274 gross register tons GRT Length130 feet 40 m Beam22 feet 6 7 m Depth10 ft 2 in 3 1 m Installed power450 shp 340 kW Speed9 knots 17 km h Contents 1 Construction and dimensions 2 Service life 3 Disposal 4 Official number and code letters 5 ReferencesConstruction and dimensions editTyrconnel was a single screw steel steamship and was built by J Fullerton of Paisley in 1892 J Fullerton also supplied her engines and boilers Tyrconnel had a registered tonnage of 274 tons length 130 beam 22 depth 10 2 She was powered by a two cylinder compound engine which gave her a speed of 9 knots nbsp Tyrconnel pictured berthed at her home port Castletown Service life editShe was first registered in Glasgow in 1892 then in Derry in 1895 No record of the vessel remains in the Derry Custom s House but she presumably traded from the port until she was bought by the Manx Steam Trading Company of Castletown in 1902 On Monday 12 September 1904 Tyrconnel went to the aid of the Castletown trading schooner Bessie 3 The Tyrconnel had spotted the Bessie approximately 3 miles off Niarbyl Isle of Man flying a distress flag 3 Captain Collister proceeded to give assistance 3 however damage was sustained to one of Tyrconnel s lifeboats 3 The Bessie was eventually taken under tow by the Tyrconnel and they proceeded to Peel Harbour 3 nbsp Tyrconnel nbsp She was acquired by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1911 at a cost of 4 875 equivalent to 528 173 in 2021 4 and worked the coastal trade until 1932 Tyrconnel was the first small cargo ship the Steam Packet had bought second hand She looked typical of her class of vessel with funnel and machinery amidships Her funnel could be described as off white with black top and this was never changed to the Steam Packet s familiar black and red Disposal editTyrconnel was withdrawn from service and sold to S W Coe amp Company in 1932 2 Tyrconnel was broken up in Danzig Poland in 1934 Official number and code letters editOfficial numbers are issued by individual flag states They should not be confused with IMO ship identification numbers Tyrconnel had the UK Official Number 99794 and originally used the Code Letters N D P B nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp References edit a b Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Fred Henry p 64 a b Henry Fred Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company F B O Friel revised edition p 68 a b c d e The Mona s Herald Wednesday 14 September 1904 UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark Gregory 2017 The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain 1209 to Present New Series MeasuringWorth Retrieved 11 June 2022 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 Tyrconnel 1892 amp oldid 1000983977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
