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liner Mona's Isle beached
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company passenger liner Mona's Isle beached. I have not been able to find out many more details on the vessel and the how and when she was beached. Anybody more info?
Picture added on 11 November 2006
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From the "Encyclopaedia Titanica":
Mona's Isle
Launched from Cammell Laird's on the 12th October 1950, she put into Douglas on the 15th March and then achieved 21.91 knots on trials. Her maiden voyage was from Liverpool to Douglas on the 22nd March. Although she was very like the Snaefell, she could be identified from her by not having the Manx crest on her bows. At the stern, whereas the Snaefell had rails and mesh, the Mona 's Isle had solid bulwarks. She had two major mishaps. In June 1955, she sank the small fishing vessel Ludo at Fleetwood and on the 15th February 1964 she went aground at Peel and severely damaged her stern. She was the last Steam Packet vessel to use low pressure turbines. The 1980 season was her last although she did star in the film Chariots of Fire and took the 150th anniversary cruise around the Island. The 27th August saw her final passenger sailing from Douglas to Llandudno. She was towed away to Dutch breakers on the 30th October 1980.
Gross Registered Tonnage 2491 Length (m) 105.16 Beam (m) 14.38 Builders Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Build Cost £570, 000 Official Number 165288 Service Speed 21.5 knots.
Mona's Isle
Launched from Cammell Laird's on the 12th October 1950, she put into Douglas on the 15th March and then achieved 21.91 knots on trials. Her maiden voyage was from Liverpool to Douglas on the 22nd March. Although she was very like the Snaefell, she could be identified from her by not having the Manx crest on her bows. At the stern, whereas the Snaefell had rails and mesh, the Mona 's Isle had solid bulwarks. She had two major mishaps. In June 1955, she sank the small fishing vessel Ludo at Fleetwood and on the 15th February 1964 she went aground at Peel and severely damaged her stern. She was the last Steam Packet vessel to use low pressure turbines. The 1980 season was her last although she did star in the film Chariots of Fire and took the 150th anniversary cruise around the Island. The 27th August saw her final passenger sailing from Douglas to Llandudno. She was towed away to Dutch breakers on the 30th October 1980.
Gross Registered Tonnage 2491 Length (m) 105.16 Beam (m) 14.38 Builders Cammell Laird, Birkenhead Build Cost £570, 000 Official Number 165288 Service Speed 21.5 knots.
Added by Peter Langsdale on 10 January 2008
I thought it was Manxman that was used in that film.
Added by Bill on 20 July 2010
just looking at the movie on tv at the moment thats why I found this site as to see if it was the monas isle as I can just make it out on the screen
Added by Frank G on 24 February 2011
England
Information courtesy of John Shepherd's 'Life & Times of the Steam Packet'