SS Tynwald (1846)
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Tynwald berthed at the Coffee Palace Berth, Douglas, Isle of Man..JPG | Ship caption =Tynwald berthed at the Coffee Palace Berth, Douglas. }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|UKGBI|civil}} Isle of Man | Ship name = Tynwald |Ship namesake = Tynwald | Ship owner = 1846-1886: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company | Ship operator = 1846-1886: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company | Ship registry = Douglas, Isle of Man | Ship route = Isle of Man to Liverpool | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = Robert Napier and Sons | Ship yard number = 19 | Ship way number = 21921 | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 28 April 1846 | Ship completed = 1846 | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship identification =*Official Number 21921
| Ship fate = Scrapped 1866 | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Paddle Steamer | Ship tonnage = {{GRT|700|disp=long}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|188|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|27|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship draught = {{convert|13.5|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship power = {{convert|280|hp}} | Ship propulsion = Oscillating steam engine | Ship speed = {{convert|16|kn|mph}}{{cite web| url=http://www.shipsofmann.org.uk/The%20Fleet.htm| title=Ships of Mann: The Fleet| access-date=8 February 2012| url-status=usurped| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318004446/http://www.shipsofmann.org.uk/The%20Fleet.htm| archive-date=18 March 2012| df=dmy-all}} | Ship capacity = 781 passengers | Ship crew = | Ship notes = }} |
SS (RMS) Tynwald (I), No. 21921, was an iron paddle-steamer which served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, and was the first vessel in the Company to bear the name.
History
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's first Tynwald was built by the Robert Napier and Sons of Glasgow, in 1846. She has the dubious distinction of being the first Steam Packet vessel whose launch was delayed by a strike in the shipbuilding yardConnery Chappell - Island Lifeline, (1980) p18 - as reported by the directors in 1846. The first, but by no means the last.
Tynwald was a reliable ship. A local newspaper described her as being 'as sure as a mountain goat'.Connery Chappell - Island Lifeline (1980) p18.
The fastest ship of her day,Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (Fred Henry) p.64 Tynwald recorded {{convert|16|kn|mph}} on her sea trials.
Upon her completion, she was taken under the command of the Commodore of the Line, Captain William Gill and made passage to Douglas in a time of 12hrs.Mona's Herald 2 Sep 1846
The arrival of the Tynwald was celebrated in the Mona's Herald:-
{{Quotation|"This magnificent steam ship arrived last night in Douglas Bay about a quarter to twelve o'clock, having made the passage from Greenock. A salute was fired from the Fort Ann Hotel, and a number of people were assembled on the pier, but the moonlight did not enable us to notice her proportions, farther than her rig. She will come into the harbour at an early hour this morning, and will sail to Dublin on a pleasure excursion with the shareholders and other friends exclusively, on Thursday night at 11 o'clock, and return on Friday evening at 8 o'clock."|Mona's Herald. Wednesday, September 2, 1846.}}Mona's Herald. Wednesday, 2 September 1846.
On Thursday 31 December 1846, when on charter to the Liverpool and Belfast Company and under the command of Captain William Gill, she collided with the Admiralty Steam Vessel Urgent and damaged a paddle box. The collision occurred in the River Mersey, in the vicinity of the Formby Lightship.The Manx Liberal. Saturday 2 January 1847 Captain Gill was exonerated by the directors: the accident occurred in dense fog. It is noted in the Company minutes, that a provision of £386 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|386|1846|{{Inflation-year|UK}}|r=0}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}){{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} was to be set aside to meet repairs to the damage suffered by the vessel. This did not prevent the directors from later claiming £2,004 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|2004|1846|{{Inflation-year|UK}}|r=0}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}){{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} in compensation for damage and loss of earnings, and then, on legal advice, settling for £1,489.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} On 22 February 1848, she collided with the brig William. One of the vessels lost her bowsprit, jib-boom and bulwarks.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Belfast News-Letter |location=Belfast |date=25 February 1848 |issue=11436 }} On 21 December 1854, she struck steps at the Prince's Pier, Liverpool, severely damaging her starboard paddle box and forcing the cancellation of her sailing to the Isle of Man.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=22 December 1854 |issue=9477 }} In December 1863, she was in collision with the Naval brig Wild Wave, the settlement after a long wrangle costing the Steam Packet £1,128 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|1128|1846|{{Inflation-year|UK}}|r=0}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}}{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
Layout
Tynwald was rigged as a barquentine, with a clipper bow.{{cite web| url=http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6045| title=Tynwald| publisher=Ship Stamps| accessdate=8 February 2012}} She had three masts, with the funnel abaft of the paddle boxes. A conspicuous feature was a full length figurehead of a Manx Scandinavian king in armour.File:Tynwald (I).JPG
Service
Disposal
After an eventful career of 20 years, she was sold to Caird & Company for £5,000 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|5000|1866|{{Inflation-year|UK}}|r=0}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}){{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} in part payment for her successor, Tynwald (II).
Footnotes
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References
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- Chappell, Connery (1980). Island Lifeline T.Stephenson & Sons Ltd {{ISBN|0-901314-20-X}}
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Category:Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Category:Ferries of the Isle of Man
Category:Passenger ships of the United Kingdom
Category:Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom
Category:Steamships of the United Kingdom
Category:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
Category:Maritime incidents in December 1846
Category:Ships built on the River Clyde
Category:Maritime incidents in December 1863