Those ships, King Orry, Snaefell, Manxman, Tyndwall etc were beautiful ships, their lines were graceful and they always gave the impression of power and speed, which they were, fast ferries, very fast in fact. The cowl was removed from her funnel in 1961. SS King Orry (1913) 1913–1940: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. On the night of 2nd/3rd January 1976, she broke from her moorings and grounded about a mile away on the banks of the River Lune. She had a registered tonnage of 1,600 GRT; length 313 ft (95.4 m); a beam of 43 ft (13.1 m); depth 16'11" and with a design speed of 21 knots. The King Orry of Man legend is Godred Crovan, a Viking of uncertain origin who is supposed to have fought on the losing side at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. The Six - IOMSPCo Sisters Delivered 1946-1955:- King Orry (1) 1842: wooden paddle steamer, 1858 sold to Greece. July 1913 completed.
More commonly referred to as the six sisters, they were built for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company between 1946 & 1955 primarily to replace war-time losses. However, she was able to continue to Dover, where she docked just before noon.[13]. Those ships, King Orry, Snaefell, Manxman, Tyndwall etc were beautiful ships, their lines were graceful and they always gave the impression of power and speed, which they were, fast ferries, very fast in fact. Image not available. The wonderful ship which sailed successfully for 41 years. [3], After 41 years of service – the longest service record up until that time in the history of the Steam Packet Fleet – the decision was made to withdraw her. [14][15], Media related to King Orry at Wikimedia Commons. The King Orry was an immediate post-war ship, coming from Cammell Laird’s yard in 1946. TSS (RMS) King Orry (III) – the third ship in the history of the Company to bear the name – was a passenger steamer which served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, until she was sunk during the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. Her steering gear was put out of action and all bridge instruments and woodwork were shattered. Free shipping . In 1888, King Orry was refitted by Fairfield & Co at a cost of £8,246. King Orry (1946) This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IOMSPCo) turbine steamer King Orry (4) of 1946. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company played a vital role in securing victory in the two World Wars. It was symbolic of the work and sacrifice of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company ships during the First World War. [6] Whilst trying to re-set her course, the King Orry ran aground at Cornah (Cornaa, current spelling), on the north-east coast of the Isle of Man, approximately one mile south of Maughold Head. King Orry was refloated later that day. At the end of the saloon is a magnificent mirror, with a timepiece in the center. King Orry was the last ship built for the Steam Packet before the outbreak of the First World War, and represented another move forward in the marine engineering design of the Steam Packet steamers, for she was the first of the Company's ships to be built with geared turbines. The seats at the sides and down the center are furnished with crimson velvet cushions, the windows are fitted with silk curtains to match, and green-patterned Brussels carpet covers the floor. For her operation the latest advancements in technology had been introduced. A deck saloon 70ft long, 8ft high and 18ft broad. They should not be confused with IMO ship identification numbers. [6] After coaling at Liverpool it was the Master’s intention to make passage direct to Ardrossan in order to bring holidaymakers to Douglas. The company's previous King Orry was one of three company losses during Operation Dynamo - the evacuation of British and French troops from the port of Dunkirk during May 1940. This gave her a low propeller speed while keeping a high turbine speed. King Orry (1946) This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IOMSPCo) turbine steamer King Orry (4) of 1946. She had onl… Kortenaer (ship, 1943) (37 F) L Leasowe Castle (ship, 1917) (1 F) M Manx Maid (ship, 1962) (5 F) Manxman (ship, 1955) (5 F) This one was the fifth to carry the name. Other resolutions: 175 × 240 pixels | 350 × 480 pixels | 560 × 768 pixels | 746 × 1,024 pixels | 2,340 × 3,211 pixels. The wonderful ship which sailed successfully for 41 years. A handsome effect is produced by a band of fretwork in maple, backed with red silk, running around the length of the cabin above the crimson-velvetted and padded-back chairs. A contemporary report of the time stated she had:-. Delivery set for early 1975. [citation needed] King Orry had accommodation for 1,600 passengers, and a crew of 51. $29.95. 433: King Orry (2) 1871: iron paddle steamer, 1888 rebuilt to 1,104 tons, 1912 scrapped. Passage was slow, and it was not until 05:00hrs the following morning that the two vessels arrived in Douglas; where many people had stayed on the Victoria Pier all night, anxious to receive news. [6] As she neared the Isle of Man, the King Orry ran into a bank of fog, which obscured the coast with the added complication that the Foghorn at Maughold Head Lighthouse could not be heard. Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Reg 3 Hqtr 39 Union Street, Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica. There was a risk she may founder in the approach channel to the harbour, but none-the-less after midnight she was ordered to leave and her commander succeeded in getting the badly damaged vessel clear of the harbour entrance. They were the pioneers of the direct driven turbines when they brought out the Viking, although he believed the Allan liner Virginian came out with them before the Viking. Media in category "King Orry (ship, 1913)" The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. HMS King Orry (Cdr. From 15 July 1916, King Orry and the Armed Boarding Vessel Dundee were disguised as merchant vessels, substantially changed in appearance, and sent to patrol off Norway, tasked with intercepting ships carrying contraband down the Scandinavian approach. In September 1975, King Orry was sold for breaking to R. Taylor & Sons (Scrap) Ltd, Glasson Dock, Lancashire. Considered an exceptionally well appointed ship, King Orry saw service on the wide range of routes the Steam Packet Company then operated. +1876 364 6648 +1 876 332 9992 +1876 616 9688 SS (RMS) King Orry (II) No. Media in category "King Orry (ship, 1913)" The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Considered an exceptionally well appointed ship, King Orry saw service on the wide range of routes the Steam Packet Company then operated. Three vessels were lost from the fleet on 29 May; Mona's Queen, Fenella and King Orry. McQueen, to come to anchor and await the arrival of assistance. Those ships, King Orry, Snaefell, Manxman, Tyndwall etc were beautiful ships, their lines were graceful and they always gave the impression of power and speed, which they were, fast ferries, very fast in fact. PS (RMS) King Orry (II) No. CONQUEST OF MAN BY KING ORRY_ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOUSE OF KEYS—KING HACON, THE FIRST BRITISH ADMIRAL. Jeffery Elliot, RD, RNR) was sunk by German aircraft off Dunkirk on 30 May 1940. In 1895 she was given a complete electric lighting installation costing £575. 45479 – the second vessel in the company's history to bear the name – was an iron paddle-steamer operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses. King Orry had the UK Official Number 45479 and used the Code Letters P K J B . More attacks followed. King Orry had accommodation for 1,600 passengers, and a crew of 51. Her engine room started to flood and she was abandoned. July 1st 1972:Work recommenced at builders after the Italian Government gave financial support. This one was the fifth to carry the name. Other ships in the crowded and turbulent waters closed in and survivors, including the four Manx engineers, were picked up. [7], Moby Love en route to Piombino from Isola d'Elba, The ship was featured in the 1997 ChuckleVision episode, Loch Aye in which the Chuckle Brothers travel from Heysham to Douglas on board the King Orry thinking they were heading to the Loch Aye Highland games in Scotland (actually the Loch Aye Island Games in the Isle of Man). She was one of six similar steamers delivered between 1946 and 1955. [3] This was duly confirmed and the King Orry, under the command of Capt. This gave her a low propeller speed while keeping a high turbine speed. One of these little ships was the 'BYSTANDER' which prior to the beginning of WW2 was the tender to W.L.Stevenson's J-Class racing yacht 'Valsheda'. Ex - SAINT ELOI - 89 CHANNEL ENTENTE - 90 When King Charles II came to the throne in 1660 he inherited a huge fleet of 154 ships… Laid up in Genoa. 433: King Orry (2) 1871: iron paddle steamer, 1888 rebuilt to 1,104 tons, 1912 scrapped. The vessel could therefore either been steered from the hurricane deck or the aft part of the ship. King Orry and Manxman were both clear favourites, however, with more than 65 years having passed since the launch of our last ship called Manxman - compared to just 20 years since we named a vessel King Orry, we feel that now is the right time for the return of Manxman. PS (RMS) King Orry (II) No. Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's 1975 Pietra Ligure, Savona, built KING ORRY is seen departing from Heysham on 24th May 1996. King Orry aground at New Brighton 25 August 1939 again requisitioned for Admiralty service as an Armed Boarding Vessel and acted as a Troop Transport when she was used to rescue 1,131 soldiers from Dunkirk, successfully surviving air attacks and coastal bombardment 30 May 1940 her luck finally ran out and she was sunk by aircraft bombs off Dunkirk [6] Under the command of Capt. The cowl was removed from her funnel in 1961. Admiral Beatty awarded her the place of honour in the middle of the centre line. The paneled ceiling is white with gilded mouldings. Over 1,300 people had to be rescued from the Isle of Man passenger ferry King Orry after it ran aground at New Brighton, Cheshire. Consequently, her speed was now increased from 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) to 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). Ships of the Isle of Man Steam packet Company (Fred Henry, 1973) p.12, Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (Fred Henry) p.66, Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (Fred Henry, 1973) p.15, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_King_Orry_(1871)&oldid=969126582, Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, Pages incorrectly using the quote template, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 260 ft 0 in (79.2 m) later increased to 290 ft 0 in (88.4 m), Diagonal compound engines, working at 110 pounds per square inch (760 kPa), developing 1,700, This page was last edited on 23 July 2020, at 15:13. King Orry II. It is decorated and fitted up in much the same manner as the apartment above, but panels of maplewood are substituted for windows and mirrors and the mouldings and pilasters are of walnut. Her original speed was 15 knots. King Orry was a ship, built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead who also supplied her engines and boilers, at a cost of £96,000. +1876 364 6648 +1 876 332 9992 +1876 616 9688 Shortly after 02:00hrs, 30 May 1940, she sank. King Orry (II) approaching Douglas, Isle of Man..JPG 3,255 × 1,978; 2.44 MB Refine Your Search Keyword Ship IMO number By 1871 people were finding their way to the Island in largely increasing numbers, so that the company decided to build a ship finer and faster than had ever been contemplated before. King Orry was launched from Cammell Laird's Birkenhead shipyard on 11 March 1913.[4].
Those ships, King Orry, Snaefell, Manxman, Tyndwall etc were beautiful ships, their lines were graceful and they always gave the impression of power and speed, which they were, fast ferries, very fast in fact. The dining saloon is not quite as long as the upper saloon, but is broader, extending the width of the vessel. She even accompanied the Grand Fleet on exercises and acted as a 'repeating ship', that is, she transmitted the flagship signals to the battle squadron in line astern. She was launched in 1972 as Saint Eloi but not completed until 1975 due to the bankruptcy of the shipyard that built her. The first ship with three gun decks to carry her 102 guns, she was the most powerful ship in the world for many years. This thorough refit gave her a new boiler pressure of 110 pounds per square inch (760 kPa), her diagonal compound engine now had a stroke of 78 inches with a high-pressure cylinder of 52 inches and low pressure 92. TSS (RMS) King Orry (III) – the third ship in the history of the Company to bear the name – was a passenger steamer which served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, until she was sunk during the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940. More commonly referred to as the six sisters, they were built for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company between 1946 & … The paneled ceiling is white with gilded mouldings. King Orry entered service in 1913, making her maiden voyage on the Liverpool to Douglas route on 8 July that year, taking 3 hours 101⁄2 minutes to make the journey at an average speed of 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph). This gave her a low propeller speed while keeping a high turbine speed. CONQUEST OF MAN BY KING ORRY_ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOUSE OF KEYS—KING HACON, THE FIRST BRITISH ADMIRAL. Naval Staff Monograph No. The Six - IOMSPCo Sisters Delivered 1946-1955:- M/F Channel Entente Photo: Postcard from The ferry site's collection M/F King Orry Photo: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company M/F King Orry Photo: Aubrey Dale (Belfast 31/3-1991) M/F Moby Love II Photo: Moby Lines M/F Moby Love Photo: Gabriele Campoccio (Livorno 12/2-2004) M/F Moby Love Photo: Gabriele Campoccio (Livorno 12/2-2004) M/F Moby Love Photo: Piet Sinke (Piombino July 2005) A contemporary report of the time stated she had:-A deck saloon 70ft long, 8ft high and 18ft broad. King Orry II. The present photograph was taken 1 April 1976, showing some attempts that had been made to refloat the vessel. Naval Staff Monograph No. King Orry′s most startling mishap in peacetime was her stranding near the Rock Lighthouse, New Brighton, while entering the Mersey on 19 August 1921. She was one of six similar steamers delivered between 1946 and 1955. 1913–1940: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. On passage, she survived a dive bombing attack, and made for the East Pier. November 24th 1969:Ordered January 24th 1969:Keel struck February 26th 1972:Launched 1972:Expected delivery date of October, but owing to liquidation of her builders she was seized by creditors and delivery was severely delayed. 39–40. When the German Empire's High Seas Fleet surrendered in the Firth of Forth on 21 November 1918, she was the sole representative of the British mercantile marine at the capitulation ceremony. The position of the wreck of King Orry is given as LAT:51°07'N LON:002°21'E. She was well suited to this field of work, and was able to move the largest target at more than 12 knots. Bridson, the King Orry had taken the place of the Ben-my-Chree (which had gone to Ardrossan) on the Douglas – Liverpool service, departing at 16:00hrs. 1,877: King Orry (4) 1946: 1978 scrapped. The present photograph was taken 1 April 1976, showing some attempts that had been made to refloat the vessel. The King Orry was an immediate post-war ship, coming from Cammell Laird’s yard in 1946. Her twin screws were driven by two single-reduction geared turbine engines developing 9,400 i.h.p. In September 1975, King Orry was sold for breaking to R. Taylor & Sons (Scrap) Ltd, Glasson Dock, Lancashire. After the Battle of Jutland, the Royal Navy was ordered to undergo intensive gunnery practice, and the King Orry turned to the business of target towing. [6] She was inspected by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s Senior Marine Superintendent, who found only slight damage had been sustained, with only one or two plates being strained. THE first Norse King of Man, of whom the Manx are so justly proud—King Gorree, or Orry—did not land there till 938 A.D., when he arrived, after having conquered the Southern or Soderen Isles, with a fleet of … Gill, was coaled and despatched in order to locate the Mona’s Isle and give assistance. She was extensively overhauled in 1934, and then converted from coal to oil burning in 1939, when King Orry found herself once again at war. [6] News of the King Orry's plight was passed by wireless message to the Company’s Headquarters at Douglas by the Mona’s Queen,[6] which shortly passed near the scene inbound to Douglas from Ardrossan, and the Peel Castle and the Fenella were despatched to aid the King Orry. She was refloated later that day.[12]. King Orry (ship, 1913) (9 F) King Orry (ship, 1945) (3 F) Koningin Juliana (ship, 1968) (26 F) D804 Hr.Ms. King Orry holds a special place in the Company’s heart as the first vessel to be named as such was actually the only vessel to be built in the Isle of Man. She reached what had been once her regular port of call, but not before a shore battery at New Brighton had put shots across her bow when she failed to give a satisfactory answer to questioning signals. Ex - SAINT ELOI - 89 CHANNEL ENTENTE - 90 Later: 1998 MOBY LOVE - 17 AEOLOS - 19 AZORES EXPRESS On Thursday 19 June 1884, the King Orry was required to go to the assistance of the Mona’s Isle which had suffered a mechanical failure. She was fitted out as an Armed Boarding Vessel by Cammell Laird's in late November 1914,[citation needed] being fitted with an armament of two 4 inch (102 mm) guns. Official numbers are issued by individual flag states. When approximately mid-channel the mechanical failure to her machinery occurred, forcing her Master, Capt. Her cook, Jesse Elton from Poole, who single-handedly swam to rescue 25 from KING ORRY eventually received the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal from the King at Buckingham Palace. [From King Orry to Queen Victoria, 1899]. TSS King Orry (IV) Isle of Man Steam Packet Company passenger ferry Media in category "King Orry (ship, 1945)" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Born: Gene Roddenberry, U.S. screenwriter and producer, creator of Star Trek, in El Paso, Texas (died 1991) August 20, 1921 (Saturday) When darkness fell it was possible to see where she had been holed and to make temporary repairs. Size of this preview: 437 × 600 pixels. [3] Departing Liverpool at 13:05hrs with approximately 250 passengers embarked,[3] Mona’s Isle cleared the Victoria Channel and set a course bound for Douglas. On one occasion she sent men aboard a large vessel laden with 10,000 tons of wheat for Germany, and her prize crew took the vessel into Kirkwall. She continued this record for the rest of the War. King Orry and Manxman were both clear favourites, however, with more than 65 years having passed since the launch of our last ship called Manxman – compared to just 20 years since we named a vessel King Orry, we feel that now is the right time for the return of Manxman. She had a registered tonnage of 1,600 GRT; length 313 ft (95.4 m); a beam of 43 ft (13.1 m); depth 16'11" and with a design speed of 21 knots. 33 1927, pp. Captained by Lt. Cmdr. She was under the command of Cdr. King Orry (III) aground at New Brighton..JPG 3,168 × 2,077; 3.5 MB Picture Information. [3] It was not until 1079 and after three attempts that Orry conquered Man and brought it under his rule. SS King Orry (1913), a packet steamer that served until she was sunk during the Evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940 SS King Orry (1946), the lead ship of the King Orryclass of passenger ferries and packet ships, more commonly referred to as the six sisters King Orry(1972), a roll on-roll off car and passenger ferry, launched in 1972 as Saint Eloi [7], Moby Love en route to Piombino from Isola d'Elba, The ship was featured in the 1997 ChuckleVision episode, Loch Aye in which the Chuckle Brothers travel from Heysham to Douglas on board the King Orry thinking they were heading to the Loch Aye Highland games in Scotland (actually the Loch Aye Island Games in the Isle of Man). Ran for Forty-one Years. Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Reg 3 Hqtr 39 Union Street, Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica. Andrew McAdam; rank/rating, Carpenter; age, 35; place of birth, Glasgow; previous ship, Fenella of Douglas. On 23 September 1915, King Orry collided with the destroyer Christopher, damaging the destroyer. On the night of 2nd/3rd January 1976, she broke from her moorings and grounded about a mile away on the banks of the River Lune. So a small Manx steamer took station, surrounded by the victorious British Grand Fleet. The following morning, King Orry sailed for Cammell Laird's dry dock at Birkenhead, for repairs to be undertaken, returning to service a week later.
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