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Manxman (1)
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the famous Midland Railway and Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IOMSPCo) turbine steamer
Manxman (1)
.
The
Manxman (1)
was built for the Midland Railway in 1904 to operate a rival service to the Isle of Man from Heysham, their new purpose-built port. She had three sets of direct drive turbines of 8500shp which gave a speed of 22.5 knots.
During the First Word War
Manxman
served as the secong "mixed aircraft carrier"- The
IOMSPCo
's
Viking
was the first. The mixed carriers had a hangar for seaplanes aft, and a launching pad for small landplane fighters foreward.
Manxman
was purchased by the Admiralty in April 1917, and was converted at Chatham Dockyard. She was the first British carrier to carry the famous Sopwith Pup. She was attached to the Battlecruiser Force at Rosyth, and supported North Sea minelaying operations. Interestingly, despite being only 13 years old, her engine power had fallen to about 6300shp, resulting in a drop of speed to around 18 knots, which was barely adequate for fleet operations. Manxman was transferred to the Mediterranean in October 1917, where she served for the rest of the war. In January 1918 she made an unsuccesful dash for Mudros, where the battlecruiser Goeben was around in the Dardanelles.
Manxman
was sold to the
IOMSPCo
in 1920.
Manxman
was requisitioned again in WW2, for conversion to the radar training ship
Caduceus
and was scrapped in 1949.
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Manxman
Midland Railway: 1904-1920
Official Midland Railway postcard of
Manxman
, plus card back.
Official Midland Railway postcard of
Manxman
, plus card back.
Posted from Douglas in September 1909.
Manxman (1)
in Midland Railway colours.
Postcard of
Manxman
.
Postcard of
Manxman
.
Photographic postcard of
Manxman
.
Postcard of
Manxman
, arriving at Heysham.
Valentines postcard 73124 of
Manxman
at Heysham.
Postcard of
Manxman
at Heysham.
Postcard of
Manxman
at Heysham.
Postcard of
Manxman
, leaving Heysham.
Pity about the horizon!
Photographic postcard of
Manxman
.
Manxman (1)
IOMSPCo: 1920-1949
Manxman (1)
in IOMSPCo colours, a retouched version of one of the railway cards above.
Manxman (1)
in IOMSPCo colours.
Manxman (1)
in IOMSPCo colours.
Variation on the card above.
Manxman (1)
in IOMSPCo colours.
Manxman (1)
in IOMSPCo colours.
Manxman (1)
in IOMSPCo colours.
Manxman (1)
in IOMSPCo colours.
Tuck's Oilette postcard of
Manxman (1)
, after the forward end of the promenade dack was enclosed.
Postcard of
Manxman (1)
, after the forward end of the promenade dack was enclosed.
Postcard of
Manxman (1)
, after the forward end of the promenade dack was enclosed.
Photographic postcard of
Manxman (1)
.
Photographic postcard of
Manxman (1)
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Photographic postcard of
Manxman (1)
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Photographic postcard of
Manxman (1)
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Photographic postcard of
Manxman (1)
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Photographic postcard of
Manxman (1)
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Photographic postcard of
Manxman (1)
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Photographic postcard of
Manxman (1)
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Photographic postcard of
Manxman (1)
.
Photographic postcard of
Manxman (1)
.
World Ship Society photographic postcard of
Manxman (1)
.
Modern "Motor-in-Man" postcard of
Manxman (1)
, at the Liverpool Landing Stage.
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