SS The Ramsey

The Ramsey.
History
Name	1895–1911: Duke of Lancaster 1912–1914: The Ramsey 1914–1915: Ramsey
Owner	1895–1911: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway & London and North Western Railway companies 1912–1915: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
Port of registry	1895–1911: Fleetwood, United Kingdom 1912–1915: Douglas, Isle of Man
Route	1895–1911: Fleetwood - Belfast 1912–1914: Douglas – Liverpool
Builder	Naval Construction & Armaments Co, Barrow-in-Furness
Yard number	243
Launched	9 May 1895
Identification	ON 104240
Fate	Sunk 8 August 1915
General characteristics
Type	Ferry
Tonnage	1,520 GRT
Length	310 ft 2 in (94.5 m)
Beam	37 ft 1 in (11.3 m)
Depth	16 ft (4.9 m)
Ice class	N/A
Installed power	5,300 shp (4,000 kW)
Propulsion	Twin screw, steam turbine
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Capacity	1162 passengers
Crew	42

SS or RMS The Ramsey was a passenger steamer operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company from 1912 to 1914. She had been built in 1895 as Duke of Lancaster for the joint service to Belfast of the London and North Western Railway and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway companies.^[1] The steamer was requisitioned by the Admiralty in 1914 as the armed boarding vessel HMS Ramsey and sunk the following year.