MS Lady of Mann
Lady of Mann arrives in Douglas, 2004
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| Builder: | Ailsa Shipbuilding, Troon, Scotland |
| Cost: | £3,800,000 |
| Yard number: | 547 |
| Launched: | 4 December 1975 |
| Christened: | 1975 |
| Completed: | 1976 |
| Acquired: | 1976 |
| Maiden voyage: | 30 June 1976 |
| In service: | 1976 |
| Out of service: | 2011 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 7400259 |
| Nickname(s): | The "Lady" |
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| Class and type: | side-loading vehicle ferry |
| Tonnage: | 3,083 GT |
| Length: | 104.43 m (342 ft 7 in) |
| Beam: | 16.74 m (54 ft 11 in) |
| Draught: | 3.63 m (11 ft 11 in) |
| Ice class: | 1A |
| Installed power: | 2× 12-cylinder Pielstick diesels 8092 kW |
| Propulsion: | 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 21 kn (39 km/h) |
| Range: | 19,000 nautical miles |
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| General characteristics (as Panagia Soumela) | |
| Class and type: | ro-ro ferry |
| Tonnage: | 4,482 GT |
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MS Lady of Mann (II) was a side-loading car ferry built in 1976 for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and operated on the Douglas–Liverpool crossing. She served the company for 29 years. In 2005, she was converted to a Roll-on/roll-off ferry and was operated by SAOS Ferries in Greece under the name MS Panagia Soumela until she was scrapped in August 2011.
Lady of Mann was the final vessel in a quartet with Manx Maid of 1962, Ben-my-Chree of 1966 and Mona's Queen of 1972. She was the second vessel in the line's history to be so named, the first being the company's "centenary steamer", RMS Lady of Mann which entered service in 1930. The fourth car ferry was ordered from Ailsa Shipbuilding in Troon, Scotland as demand for car space continued. Lady of Mann arrived in service in 1976. Known as the "Lady", she was the flagship of the fleet until 1984.
Based on the earlier Mona's Queen, she was 2 inches (51 mm) smaller and had 12-cylinder diesel engines, compared to her elder sister's 10. Her maiden voyage was the morning sailing to Liverpool on 30 June 1976. Already several weeks late, she had missed the peak TT traffic, something which caused much stress for the Steam Packet Company.
Lady of Mann remained the fleet's flagship until 1984, when she was replaced by Mona's Isle. Her owners were in financial difficulties, forcing a merger with Manx Line.
In 1989, Lady of Mann was withdrawn from service for a £2.6 million refit at Wright and Beyer. She received a complete modernisation of the interior layout, increased vehicle capacity, passenger capacity for 1000, and a new livery; she returned to service on 26 May 1989. This made her sister Mona's Queen redundant, and she was withdrawn from service in 1990.
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