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SS (RMS) ''Snaefell'' (II) No. 67289 – the second vessel in the line's history to be so named – was an iron paddle steamer which was owned and operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company.
A smaller vessel then her immediate predecessors, but judged successful none-the-less, ''Snaefell'' served the many ports to which the Company then operated.
On 13 September 1876, ''Snaefell'' collided with the barque ''Lily of Devon'', which was anchored in the River Mersey. The barque sustained moderate damage, ''Snaefell'' only had one of her boats damaged. In April 1881, she was involved in a collision with the ''Osprey'' off Douglas Head. In December 1888, ''Snaefell'' collided with the steamship ''Maranhense'' and was severely damaged. She was taken in to Liverpool.
In August 1892, she was making passage to Ardrossan from
Construction & dimensions
''Snaefell'' was built at the yards of Cairn & Co., Glasgow, in 1876. Her builders also supplied her engines and boilers and she was launched on Thursday 27 April 1876. Her purchase cost was £28,250; she had a registered tonnage of ; length 251'3"; beam 29'3"; depth 14'1". ''Snaefell's'' engines developed and gave her a service speed of . In 1885, ''Snaefell'' received new boilers at a cost of £8,512 (equivalent to £ in ). They were produced by Fawcett, Preston & Company of Liverpool and installed by Jones & Sons Ltd. In 1895, she was fitted with electric lighting. The cost of the installation was £425 (equivalent to £ in ).Service life
A smaller vessel then her immediate predecessors, but judged successful none-the-less, ''Snaefell'' served the many ports to which the Company then operated.
On 13 September 1876, ''Snaefell'' collided with the barque ''Lily of Devon'', which was anchored in the River Mersey. The barque sustained moderate damage, ''Snaefell'' only had one of her boats damaged. In April 1881, she was involved in a collision with the ''Osprey'' off Douglas Head. In December 1888, ''Snaefell'' collided with the steamship ''Maranhense'' and was severely damaged. She was taken in to Liverpool.
In August 1892, she was making passage to Ardrossan from Douglas
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in hazy weather, when she collided with the Norwegian vessel ''Kaleb''. Both ships were damaged, but the ''Snaefell'' was able to continue to the yards of Fairfield & Co. under her own steam for repairs. The subsequent repairs cost £1,298 (equivalent to £ in ).
A legal wrangle then ensued, and finally the High Court in Edinburgh held that both ships were to blame.
The Royal Netherlands Steamship Company, who had bought ''Snaefell'' (I) and had successfully operated her for 13 years, sometimes chartered ''Snaefell'' (II).
Disposal
''Snaefell'' was scrapped in 1905.References
;Bibliography * Chappell, Connery (1980). ''Island Lifeline'' T.Stephenson & Sons Ltd {{DEFAULTSORT:Snaefell (1876) Passenger ships of the United Kingdom Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Steamships 1876 ships Paddle steamers of the United Kingdom Ferries of the Isle of Man Steamships of the United Kingdom Merchant ships of the United Kingdom Maritime incidents in September 1876 Maritime incidents in April 1881 Maritime incidents in December 1888 Maritime incidents in 1892 Ships built on the River Clyde