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{{Short description|1929 cargo vessel}}
{{Other ships|Peveril (disambiguation)}}
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| Ship image               = [[File:Peveril-2 1929-01.jpg|300px|Peveril]]
| Ship caption             = ''Peveril'' making passage from Liverpool to Douglas.
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|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Isle of Man|civil}}
| Ship name                = ''Peveril''
| Ship owner               = 1929–1964: [[Isle of Man Steam Packet Company]]
| Ship operator            = 1929–1964: Isle of Man Steam Packet Co.
| Ship registry            = [[Douglas, Isle of Man]]
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| Ship ordered             = 
| Ship builder             = [[Cammell Laird]]
| Ship original cost       = £42,600 
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| Ship laid down           = 
| Ship launched            = 25 April 1929
| Ship completed           = 1929
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| Ship maiden voyage       =
| Ship in service          = 1929
| Ship out of service      = 1964
| Ship identification      =*[[Official number|Official Number 145306]]
*Code Letters M B X C
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| Ship fate                = 1964: Scrapped
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| Ship type                = Cargo Vessel
| Ship tonnage             = {{GRT|798|disp=long}}
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| Ship length              = {{convert|205|ft|0|in|m|1|abbr=on}} 
| Ship beam                = {{convert|34|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}} 
| Ship draught             =  
| Ship depth               = {{convert|16|ft|0|in|m|1|abbr=on}} 
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| Ship power               = One [[triple-expansion]] directly coupled engine which produced 200 pounds p.s.i., {{convert|1250|shp|lk=in|abbr=on}}
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| Ship speed               = {{convert|12|kn|km/h}}
| Ship capacity            =*12 passengers.
*Cargo capacity not recorded
| Ship crew                = 17
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'''SS [[Royal Mail Ship|(RMS)]] ''Peveril'' (II)''' was a steel, single-screw cargo vessel, built by [[Cammell Laird]] at [[Birkenhead]] in 1929, and operated by the [[Isle of Man Steam Packet Company]] until 1964.

==Dimensions==
''Peveril'' – the second ship in the company to be so named – was a steel, single-screw vessel, which had a registered tonnage of {{GRT|798}}. Length 205 feet; beam 34 feet 6 inches; depth 16 feet. She was powered by one [[triple-expansion]] directly coupled engine which produced 200 p.s.i., developing 1,250 i.h.p. and gave her a speed of 12 [[knot (unit)|knots]]. ''Peveril'' had accommodation for 12 passengers and a crew of 17.

[[File:Launch of SS Peveril.jpg|thumb|left|''Peveril'' is launched at Birkenhead. 25 April 1929.]]

==Service life==
''Peveril'' was constructed at a cost of £42,600, and was the first cargo ship ordered directly by the Steam Packet, previous ones having been bought second hand. She was launched at Cammel Laird & Co. Ltd, Birkenhead on 25 April 1929 by Mrs. W.H. Kitto.<ref>{{cite web |title=Launch of the SS PEVERIL by Mrs. W.H. Kitto on 25 April 1929 at Cammel Laird & Co. Ltd, Birkenhead |url=http://collections.anmm.gov.au/en/objects/41636/launch-of-the-ss-peveril-by-mrs-wh-kitto-on-25-april-1929;jsessionid=6A69D4D9E3DE05057F19F9277EEBC7CA?ctx=1bfc06ed-75d7-4f92-9f08-820667f9d74e&idx=2598 |website=collections.anmm.gov.au |access-date=12 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The vessel traded mainly between [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]], [[Ramsey, Isle of Man|Ramsey]] and [[Liverpool]].

The Isle of Man was affected by strong southeasterly gales during early March 1937, which in turn affected the ''Peveril's'' schedule. Having made passage from [[Liverpool]] to [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]] on Wednesday March 10, the ''Peveril'' was required to achor at the Double Corner, in the inner harbour of Douglas, on account of the heavy sea. She was unable to discharge her cargo on Thursday March 11, which in turn meant that the ''Peveril'' could not carry out her sailing programme as scheduled. She finally resumed her schedule when she left Douglas on Friday March 12.<ref>Isle of Man Times, Saturday, March 13, 1937; Page: 11</ref>

On Monday 9 October 1961 ''Peveril's'' [[Master mariner|Master]] [[Sea captain|Capt.]] Alex Clucas was found dead on board the vessel whilst she was loading cargo in the [[Coburg Dock]], [[Port of Liverpool|Liverpool]], having arrived from [[Douglas Harbour|Douglas]] the previous day.<ref>Ramsey Courier Friday, 13.10.1961</ref>
Capt. Clucas was 56 years of age, and was found by a member of his crew lying in his cabin in an unconscious state.<ref>Ramsey Courier Friday, 13.10.1961</ref> He was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival. Capt. Clucas' brother, Capt. Robert Clucas, was at that time [[Master mariner|Master]] of the [[TSS Manxman (1955)|''Manxman'']].<ref>Ramsey Courier Friday, 13.10.1961</ref>

==Disposal==
With the arrival of her successor, [[MV Peveril (1963)|''MV Peveril'']], she became redundant. She had her name changed to ''Peveril II'' in October 1963 for the last few months of her life, to release her original name for the new cargo vessel. ''Peveril II'' was sold to the Belton Shipping and Trading Company of London, and was broken up at [[Glasson Dock]], [[City of Lancaster|Lancaster]], in May 1964.

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|title= ''Peveril''
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|image:Peveril following her launch 1929.jpg|''Peveril'' is positioned to the fitting out basin at [[Cammell Laird]] following her launch
|image:Douglas Harbour..jpg|A scene at the inner harbour, Douglas. ''Connister'' can be seen in the foreground at the Coffee Palace Berth, with ''Peveril'' in the background at the Office Berth
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==References==
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'''Bibliography'''
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* Chappell, Connery (1980). ''Island Lifeline'' T. Stephenson & Sons Ltd {{ISBN|0-901314-20-X}}
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