So a small Manx steamer took station, surrounded by the victorious British Grand Fleet. The King Orry was an immediate post-war ship, coming from Cammell Laird’s yard in 1946. Kortenaer (ship, 1943) (37 F) L Leasowe Castle (ship, 1917) (1 F) M Manx Maid (ship, 1962) (5 F) Manxman (ship, 1955) (5 F) More commonly referred to as the six sisters, they were built for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company between 1946 & … She was lengthened by 30 feet, and at the same time she was reboilered by J. Jones & Co for £4,080.
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. King Orry was broken up at Llanerchymor, Wales, in 1912. KING ORRY: Added: Oct 23, 2020: Captured: July 05, 1997: IMO: 7207451: Hits: 79: Location: Heysham, United Kingdom: Photo Category: Ferries: Description: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's 1975 Pietra Ligure, Savona, built KING ORRY is here seen arriving at Heysham on 5th July 1997. Commands listed for HMS King Orry Please note that we're still working on this section. They should not be confused with IMO ship identification numbers. Image not available. This gave her a low propeller speed while keeping a high turbine speed. July 1913 completed. A deck saloon 70ft long, 8ft high and 18ft broad. February 1975:Delivered to Angleterre Lorraine Alsace S.A. de Navigation (ALA), Dunkerque, France. 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. Ex - SAINT ELOI - 89 CHANNEL ENTENTE - 90 Later: 1998 MOBY LOVE - 17 AEOLOS - 19 AZORES EXPRESS 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. 433: King Orry (2) 1871: iron paddle steamer, 1888 rebuilt to 1,104 tons, 1912 scrapped. $7.99 + $2.79 shipping . [From King Orry to Queen Victoria, 1899]. 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 Media in category "King Orry (ship, 1913)" The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. King Orry II. 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. 2,485: Lady of Mann (1) 1930 [6], However two hours after grounding, the King Orry refloated on the rising tide, and then made her way to Douglas under her own power. SS (RMS) King Orry (II) No. 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. 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. HMS King Orry (Cdr. Refine Your Search Keyword Ship IMO number [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). 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 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. On 23 September 1915, King Orry collided with the destroyer Christopher, damaging the destroyer. For her operation the latest advancements in technology had been introduced. [5], On Friday 17 July 1914, King Orry ran aground near Maughold, Isle of Man. [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. 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. PS (RMS) King Orry (II) No. CONQUEST OF MAN BY KING ORRY_ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOUSE OF KEYS—KING HACON, THE FIRST BRITISH ADMIRAL. 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. 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. Object ID: RSS/CL/1915/3430/25B: Description: Crew listed continued from BT 400/3430/25A. She had only begun to establish herself within the Company's fleet, when she was requisitioned by the Admiralty at the outbreak of war in 1914. PS (RMS) King Orry (II) No. She was under the command of Cdr. 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. Size of this preview: 437 × 600 pixels. A second and heavier attack was then made on her. 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. King Orry had accommodation for 1,600 passengers, and a crew of 51. 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. 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. This gave her a low propeller speed while keeping a high turbine speed. [10][11] Through fair weather and foul, but more usually foul in those northern waters, the King Orry stayed on station, suffering much storm damage, until she was ordered to Liverpool for repairs. 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. Naval Staff Monograph No.
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. The first ship with three gun decks to carry her 102 guns, she was the most powerful ship in the world for many years. 21923 - the first vessel in the line's history to be so named - was a wooden paddle-steamer which served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. [7] She then made passage for Scapa Flow. In 1895 she was given a complete electric lighting installation costing £575.
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. Then, diverted to patrol down the fringe of the German minefield off the Heligoland Bight, she challenged and boarded six ships in one day, and put a prize crew aboard an oil tanker which she then directed to the East Coast of England. 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. She was one of six similar steamers delivered between 1946 and 1955. 39–40. You are here: Home > Ships > KING ORRY - 5187607 - PASSENGERS SHIP Refine Your Search. TSS (RMS) King Orry (IV) - the fourth vessel in the line's history to be so named - was the lead ship of the King Orry Class of passenger ferries and packet ships. King Orry (III) aground at New Brighton..JPG 3,168 × 2,077; 3.5 MB There she spent her time on patrol, tending to the crews of stricken ships, challenging suspects, and putting prize crews aboard where appropriate. TSS (RMS) King Orry (IV) - the fourth vessel in the line's history to be so named - was the lead ship of the King Orry Class of passenger ferries and packet ships. She is very similar to the four ships that followed her but can be recognised by the fact that the windows on her promenade deck do not continue aft. 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. [3] Laid up in Genoa. [From King Orry to Queen Victoria, 1899]. February 1975:Delivered to Angleterre Lorraine Alsace S.A. de Navigation (ALA), Dunkerque, France.
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. Ex - SAINT ELOI - 89 CHANNEL ENTENTE - 90 Picture Information. No signs of the German ships were found by any of the patrols.[9]. King Orry was refloated later that day. Delivery set for early 1975. She was built as a multi-purpose ferry, capable of carrying railway rolling stock as well as road vehicles. Refine Your Search Keyword Ship IMO number Gill, was coaled and despatched in order to locate the Mona’s Isle and give assistance. RPPC Real Photo SS Badger Passenger Ferry Ludington Michigan MI Postcard. 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). Official numbers are issued by individual flag states. 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. Part of this was the provision for telegraph communication with the engine room from both ends of the bridge, a speaking tube in the center and a third telegraph at the Captain's look-out house on the fore part of the hurricane deck. [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. On 17 July, King Orry seized the Norwegian steamer SS Britannic, carrying a cargo of magnetic iron ore from Kerkeness to Rotterdam, off Utvaer and sent her to Kirkwall under an armed guard. 33 1927, pp. 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. Considered an exceptionally well appointed ship, King Orry saw service on the wide range of routes the Steam Packet Company then operated. She was launched in 1972 as Saint Eloi but not completed until 1975 due to the bankruptcy of the shipyard that built her. [6] After coaling at Liverpool it was the Master’s intention to make passage direct to Ardrossan in order to bring holidaymakers to Douglas. However, she was able to continue to Dover, where she docked just before noon.[13]. 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. [8], In early June 1916, in response to intelligence that there would be a breakout by the German Merchant raider Möwe (and possibly also the German light cruiser Niobe), King Orry and the cruiser Donegal, both patrolling between Shetland and Norway, were ordered to support the armed merchant cruisers of the 10th Cruiser Squadron to intercept the German raider. Whilst out of commission, the King Orry replaced the Mona’s Isle on the Liverpool schedule, and in turn she was replaced on the Fleetwood schedule by the Fenella. 1,877: King Orry (4) 1946: 1978 scrapped. The paneled ceiling is white with gilded mouldings. 33 1927, p. 74. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?150#150, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1921, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in May 1940, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SS_King_Orry_(1913)&oldid=983333392, Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, World War II merchant ships of the United Kingdom, World War I merchant ships of the United Kingdom, World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. CHAPTER III. Length 260'; beam 29'4"; depth 14'7", King Orry had an original tonnage of 809 GRT, and this was later increased to 1,104. Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's 1975 Pietra Ligure, Savona, built KING ORRY is seen departing from Heysham on 24th May 1996. At the time King Orry entered service approximately 100,000 passengers were being conveyed by the Company, thanks in no small measure to the newly constructed low water landing pier at Douglas (now named the Victoria Pier), prior to the construction of which required passengers to disembark by boat. [3] Her steering gear was put out of action and all bridge instruments and woodwork were shattered. Considered an exceptionally well appointed ship, King Orry saw service on the wide range of routes the Steam Packet Company then operated. The paneled ceiling is white with gilded mouldings. This one was the fifth to carry the name. King Orry berthed at the Office Berth, Douglas. McQueen, to come to anchor and await the arrival of assistance. King Orry returned to Dunkirk in the late afternoon of 29 May. Free shipping . When approximately mid-channel the mechanical failure to her machinery occurred, forcing her Master, Capt. King Orry II. The cowl was removed from her funnel in 1961. Her original speed was 15 knots. At the end of the saloon is a magnificent mirror, with a timepiece in the center. 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. Ex - SAINT ELOI - 89 CHANNEL ENTENTE - 90 Later: 1998 MOBY LOVE - 17 AEOLOS - 19 AZORES EXPRESS [6] 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. Shore batteries off Calais opened up on her, hitting the ship at least twice, inflicting some damage, and there were casualties aboard. 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. [3] As there was no wireless communication at that time, anxiety was caused in Douglas as the scheduled time of arrival of the Mona’s Isle passed, requiring the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company to contact their Liverpool office to ensure that she had departed on time. The wonderful ship which sailed successfully for 41 years. The present photograph was taken 1 April 1976, showing some attempts that had been made to refloat the vessel. She continued this record for the rest of the War. King Orry (III) aground at New Brighton..JPG 3,168 × 2,077; 3.5 MB Considered an exceptionally well appointed ship, King Orry saw service on the wide range of routes the Steam Packet Company then operated. 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. 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. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. 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. More attacks followed. King Orry berthed at the Office Berth, Douglas. 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. Opens image gallery. When King Charles II came to the throne in 1660 he inherited a huge fleet of 154 ships… 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 TSS King Orry (IV) - the fourth vessel in the line's history to be so named - was the lead ship of the King Orry Class of passenger ferries and packet ships.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. The wonderful ship which sailed successfully for 41 years. She was refloated later that day.[12]. In 1871 she was the finest model afloat. The King Orry would be a pioneer ship for the Mersey; a pioneer in the use of geared turbines. King Orry was a ship, built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead who also supplied her engines and boilers, at a cost of £96,000. CONQUEST OF MAN BY KING ORRY_ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOUSE OF KEYS—KING HACON, THE FIRST BRITISH ADMIRAL. The present photograph was taken 1 April 1976, showing some attempts that had been made to refloat the vessel. 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 … King Orry (ship, 1913) (9 F) King Orry (ship, 1945) (3 F) Koningin Juliana (ship, 1968) (26 F) D804 Hr.Ms. Delivery set for early 1975. King Orry was launched from Cammell Laird's Birkenhead shipyard on 11 March 1913.[4]. She had onl… SS King Orry (1913) 1913–1940: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Media in category "King Orry (ship, 1913)" The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. 1,877: King Orry (4) 1946: 1978 scrapped. King Orry was a ship, built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead who also supplied her engines and boilers, at a cost of £96,000. The ship cast off and made for Dover in the early hours of 27 May. On her first visit to the stricken port, she succeeded in getting into the harbour where she embarked 1,131 soldiers. 806: King Orry (3) 1913: 1915-1918 and 1939-1940 requisitioned by Admiralty as boarding ship, 1940 sunk off Dunkirk. 2,485: Lady of Mann (1) 1930 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's 1975 Pietra Ligure, Savona, built KING ORRY is seen departing from Heysham on 24th May 1996. She had onl… 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. Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Reg 3 Hqtr 39 Union Street, Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica.
Length 325 feet; beam 47 feet; depth 18 feet( see note), with a registered tonnage of 2,485 GRT. Consequently, her speed was now increased from 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) to 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). It was not until 1079 and after three attempts that Orry conquered Man and brought it under his rule. It was not until 1079 and after three attempts that Orry conquered Man and brought it under his rule. Her twin screws were driven by two single-reduction geared turbine engines developing 9,400 i.h.p. It was symbolic of the work and sacrifice of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company ships during the First World War. (Redirected from MV King Orry) M/F Moby Love is a passenger ferry currently in service with Moby Lines, Genoa, Italy. July 1st 1972:Work recommenced at builders after the Italian Government gave financial support. 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. In September 1975, King Orry was sold for breaking to R. Taylor & Sons (Scrap) Ltd, Glasson Dock, Lancashire. [citation needed] King Orry had accommodation for 1,600 passengers, and a crew of 51. 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 following morning, King Orry sailed for Cammell Laird's dry dock at Birkenhead, for repairs to be undertaken, returning to service a week later. Other ships in the crowded and turbulent waters closed in and survivors, including the four Manx engineers, were picked up. When darkness fell it was possible to see where she had been holed and to make temporary repairs. In 1858, King Orry was taken over by Robert Napier& Co. of Glasgow and then sold to a Greek owner. J. Elliott RNR and was sent to Dunkirk as the plight of the British Expeditionary Force became stark. King Orry (1) 1842: wooden paddle steamer, 1858 sold to Greece. 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. [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. 1913–1940: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. 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. [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. Media in category "King Orry (ship, 1871)" The following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total.
Length 325 feet; beam 47 feet; depth 18 feet( see note), with a registered tonnage of 2,485 GRT. [6], At the time of the grounding there were no passengers on board.[6]. She is very similar to the four ships that followed her but can be recognised by the fact that the windows on her promenade deck do not continue aft. 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. July 1st 1972:Work recommenced at builders after the Italian Government gave financial support. The King Orry was an immediate post-war ship, coming from Cammell Laird’s yard in 1946. $29.95. Three vessels were lost from the fleet on 29 May; Mona's Queen, Fenella and King Orry. 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 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. In September 1975, King Orry was sold for breaking to R. Taylor & Sons (Scrap) Ltd, Glasson Dock, Lancashire. Laid up in Genoa. 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. 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. 433: King Orry (2) 1871: iron paddle steamer, 1888 rebuilt to 1,104 tons, 1912 scrapped. The Six - IOMSPCo Sisters Delivered 1946-1955:- The cowl was removed from her funnel in 1961. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company played a vital role in securing victory in the two World Wars. [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). This page was last edited on 13 October 2020, at 16:55. On passage, she survived a dive bombing attack, and made for the East Pier. At the sides, mirrors and windows alternate in a framework of birds-eye maple, divided by dark rosewood pilasters with richly-gilded capitals, a matching cornice running above. 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. 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. Her twin screws were driven by two single-reduction geared turbine engines developing 9,400 i.h.p. 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. 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.
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